Discontented — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make dissatisfied

showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡlaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskəntˈɛntɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskəntˈɛntɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡlaɪn/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discontent

Antonyms

content contented

Parts of Speech

verb	make dissatisfied
adjective	showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing “saw many discontent faces in the room”

Word Forms

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

unzufrieden

unzufrieden machen

🇫🇷French

mécontent

rendre insatisfait

🇪🇸Spanish

descontento

hacer insatisfecho

🇮🇹Italian

scontento

rendere insoddisfatto

🇳🇱Dutch

ontevreden

ontevreden maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

descontente

deixar insatisfeito

🇷🇺Russian

недовольный

сделать недовольным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंतुष्ट

असंतुष्ट बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসন্তুষ্ট

অসন্তুষ্ট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிருப்தி

அதிருப்தியை ஏற்படுத்துகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంతృప్తి

అసంతృప్తిని కలిగిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

असमाधानी

असमाधानी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંતુષ્ટ

અસંતુષ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೃಪ್ತರು

ಅತೃಪ್ತರನ್ನಾಗಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംതൃപ്തി

അസംതൃപ്തരാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مطمئن

غیر مطمئن کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不满

使不满意

🇯🇵Japanese

不満のある

不満を抱かせる

🇰🇷Korean

불만스러운

불만족스럽게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất mãn

làm cho không hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พอใจ

ทำให้ไม่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak puas

membuat tidak puas

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nasisiyahan

gumawa ng hindi nasisiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

tak puas hati

buat tak puas hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساخط

جعل غير راض

🇮🇷Persian

ناراضی

ناراضی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşnutsuz

memnun olmamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְרוּצֶה

להפוך לא מרוצה

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