Discontent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a longing for something better than the present situation

make dissatisfied

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡhaʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskəntˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskəntˈɛnt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡhaʊnd/.

Examples

saw many discontent faces in the room
was discontented with his position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discontentedness discontentment discontented

Antonyms

contentment content contented

Parts of Speech

noun	a longing for something better than the present situation
verb	make dissatisfied
adjective	showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing “saw many discontent faces in the room”

Word Forms

discontent	verb	make dissatisfied
discontent	adjective	showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
discontented	adjective	showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
discontentment	noun	a longing for something better than the present situation
discontent	noun	a longing for something better than the present situation
discontentedness	noun	a longing for something better than the present situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unzufriedenheit

eine Sehnsucht nach etwas Besserem als der gegenwärtigen Situation

🇫🇷French

mécontentement

un désir de quelque chose de meilleur que la situation actuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

descontento

un anhelo de algo mejor que la situación actual

🇮🇹Italian

malcontento

il desiderio di qualcosa di meglio della situazione attuale

🇳🇱Dutch

ontevredenheid

een verlangen naar iets beters dan de huidige situatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

descontentamento

um anseio por algo melhor do que a situação atual

🇷🇺Russian

недовольство

стремление к чему-то лучшему, чем нынешняя ситуация

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंतोष

वर्तमान स्थिति से बेहतर कुछ पाने की लालसा

🇧🇩Bengali

অসন্তুষ্টি

বর্তমান অবস্থার চেয়ে ভালো কিছুর আকাঙ্ক্ষা

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிருப்தி

தற்போதைய சூழ்நிலையை விட சிறந்த ஏதாவது ஒரு ஏக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంతృప్తి

ప్రస్తుత పరిస్థితి కంటే మెరుగైన దాని కోసం వాంఛ

🇮🇳Marathi

असंतोष

सध्याच्या परिस्थितीपेक्षा काहीतरी चांगले करण्याची इच्छा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંતોષ

વર્તમાન પરિસ્થિતિ કરતાં વધુ સારી કંઈક માટે ઝંખના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಿಂತ ಉತ್ತಮವಾದದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹಂಬಲಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംതൃപ്തി

ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ സാഹചര്യത്തേക്കാൾ മെച്ചമായ എന്തെങ്കിലും ആഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਤਾਂਘ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم اطمینان

موجودہ صورتحال سے بہتر کچھ کی خواہش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不满

渴望比现在的情况更好的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

不満

現状よりも良いものへの憧れ

🇰🇷Korean

불만

현재 상황보다 더 나은 것에 대한 갈망

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất mãn

khao khát một cái gì đó tốt hơn tình hình hiện tại

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่พอใจ

ความปรารถนาในสิ่งที่ดีกว่าสถานการณ์ปัจจุบัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpuasan

kerinduan akan sesuatu yang lebih baik dari keadaan sekarang

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-kasiyahan

isang pananabik para sa isang bagay na mas mabuti kaysa sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon

🇲🇾Malay

rasa tidak puas hati

kerinduan untuk sesuatu yang lebih baik daripada keadaan sekarang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استياء

الشوق لشيء أفضل من الوضع الحالي

🇮🇷Persian

نارضایتی

آرزوی چیزی بهتر از وضعیت فعلی

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşnutsuzluk

mevcut durumdan daha iyi bir şeye duyulan özlem

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי שְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹן

כמיהה למשהו טוב יותר מהמצב הנוכחי

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The primary meaning of 'discontent' is 'a longing for something better than the present situation'.

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