"discontent" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-discontent.ogg [US] Forms: discontent, discontents [plural]
Etymology: dis- + content Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|content}} dis- + content Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Discontent is the feeling you have when you are not happy with your own life.
    Sense id: simple-discontent-en-noun-0psJ1Cd7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with dis-

Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-discontent.ogg [US] Forms: discontent [canonical], discontents [third-person, singular], discontented [past], discontented [past, participle], discontenting [present, participle]
Etymology: dis- + content Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|content}} dis- + content Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are discontented, you are not satisfied.
    Sense id: simple-discontent-en-verb-jnoL4ldT
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