- 1a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation; something that makes you have this feeling synonym dissatisfaction There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.
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- 2(formal) There are a wide variety of popular discontents that need discussing. compare contentment
discontent
nounNAmE//ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt//
(also discontentment NAmE//ˌdɪskənˈtɛntmənt//
) [uncountable, countable] discontent (at/over/with something)Check pronunciation: discontent