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Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.
Joseph de Maistre

Meaning of "discontented" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISCONTENTED

discontented  [ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCONTENTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Discontented is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISCONTENTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of discontented in the English dictionary

The definition of discontented in the dictionary is experiencinɡ discontent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISCONTENTED


disoriented
dɪsˈɔːrɪentɪd
granted
ˈɡrɑːntɪd
mounted
ˈmaʊntɪd
object-oriented
ˌɒbdʒɪktˈɔːrɪentɪd
painted
ˈpeɪntɪd
pigmented
pɪɡˈmentɪd
printed
ˈprɪntɪd
regimented
ˈredʒɪmentɪd
sweet-scented
ˈswiːtˌsentɪd
talented
ˈtæləntɪd
tented
ˈtentɪd
tormented
tɔːˈmentɪd
unaugmented
ˌʌnɔːɡˈmentɪd
undented
ʌnˈdentɪd
underrepresented
ˌʌndəˌreprɪˈzentɪd
unfrequented
ˌʌnfrɪˈkwentɪd
unrented
ʌnˈrentɪd
unrepented
ˌʌnrɪˈpentɪd
unsegmented
ˌʌnseɡˈmentɪd
wanted
ˈwɒntɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISCONTENTED

disconsolateness
disconsolation
discontent
discontentedly
discontentedness
discontentful
discontentment
discontiguity
discontiguous
discontinuance
discontinuation
discontinue
discontinued
discontinuer
discontinuing
discontinuities
discontinuity
discontinuous
discontinuously
discontinuousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISCONTENTED

accented
augmented
contented
demented
dented
fragmented
hyperpigmented
lamented
multitalented
overrepresented
patented
scented
take for granted
unaccented
undocumented
unprecedented
unscented
untalented
unvented
well-documented
well-represented

Synonyms and antonyms of discontented in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISCONTENTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «discontented» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of discontented

Translation of «discontented» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISCONTENTED

Find out the translation of discontented to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of discontented from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «discontented» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不满
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descontentos
570 millions of speakers

English

discontented
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असंतुष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساخط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недовольных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descontentes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসন্তুষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mécontent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak puas hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unzufrieden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不満のある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nuwun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất mản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிருப்தியுற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमाधान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoşnutsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scontento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezadowolony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незадоволених
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nemulțumit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσαρεστημένους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvergenoegde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

misfornøyde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of discontented

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCONTENTED»

The term «discontented» is regularly used and occupies the 102.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCONTENTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «discontented» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «discontented» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about discontented

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8 QUOTES WITH «DISCONTENTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word discontented.
1
Marlene Dietrich
To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.
2
Frank Herbert
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.
3
Louis XIV
Every time I bestow a vacant office I make a hundred discontented persons and one ingrate.
4
Joseph de Maistre
Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.
5
John Muir
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.
6
Florence Nightingale
Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
7
Eduardo Paes
Civil movements and riots are as old as human civilization. Long before Twitter was created, mobilization of the discontented was mouth-to-mouth, or even by 'smoke signals' to gather the uprising against established political power.
8
Florence Welch
When you're heartbroken, you're at your most creative - you have to channel all your energies into something else to not think about it. Contentment is a creativity killer, but don't worry - I'm very capable of making myself discontented.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCONTENTED»

Discover the use of discontented in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to discontented and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Discontented America: The United States in the 1920s
David Goldberg very properly calls it a time of discontent, and in this work he thoroughly probes much of the underside of life that pitted Americans of differing classes, ethnicity, and religion against one another.
David J. Goldberg, 1999
2
A Discontented Diaspora: Japanese Brazilians and the ...
DIVIn A Discontented Diaspora, Jeffrey Lesser investigates broad questions of ethnicity, the nature of diasporic identity, and Brazilian culture.
Jeffrey Lesser, 2007
3
The discontented ghost
The resident ghost of an English manor house vows to rid the property of its new American owner. A retelling of Oscar Wilde's story "The Canterville Ghost" from the ghost's point of view.
Scott Corbett, 1978
4
Discontentment: Being Content in a Discontented World
Discontentment: Being Content in a Discontented World is a book that applies the holistic approach to achieving contentment. It describes how contentment must be reached in the total entity (the mental, physical, and spiritual) of mankind.
Larry D. Black, 2006
5
The Discontented Dervishes, And Other Persian Tales
The adventures of the old woman's cat, the fate of the ungrateful king with the twisted neck, the marvelous horse of Hatim Taim, the craftiness of the frightened fox and the boastful pupil who learned every lesson but one - wonderful, ...
Sa'Di, Sa'di Author, 2011
6
Discontented Miracle: Growth, Conflict, and Institutional ...
In this volume, contributors from the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology examine how existing institutions, broadly defined, might have exacerbated tensions in China's evolving economy, society and polity as well as ...
Dali L. Yang, 2007
7
City Contented, City Discontented: A History of Modern ...
In City Contented, City Discontented: A History of Modern Harrisburg, award-winning journalist Paul Beers (1931-2011) reveals how contemporary Harrisburg came to be what it is.
Paul B. Beers, Michael Barton, 2012
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The Discontented Cavalier: The Work of Sir John Suckling in ...
"This book is grounded in the assumption that Suckling, as an individual with a life history, was embedded in a particular set of historical and cultural circumstances that helped to shape his passage from precocious adolescence in the ...
Robert Wilcher, 2007
9
Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
was content to pass by that discontented spirit of yours at first, yet now that God has for a long time kept the yoke on you—you have been under His afflicting hand, it may be, many years, and yet you remain discontented still—it would be just if ...
Jeremiah Burroughs, 2001
10
The Return of Martin Guerre
The. Discontented. Peasant. Nothing Happened in Bertrande's marriage bed, it seemed, neither that night nor for more than eight years afterward. Martin Guerre was impotent; the couple had been "cast under a spell."1 That may not have been ...
Natalie Zemon Davis, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCONTENTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term discontented is used in the context of the following news items.
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Has A.N. Wilson reached the last port of call on the tempestuous sea …
... his fans, of which I am one, cannot quite work out whether our hero is faithfully committed, divinely discontented or celestially confused in his ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Richard Nixon Was Not Misunderstood | Elizabeth Drew
... based as it is on interviews with a deposed committee counsel who was considered a too-partisan Democrat and discontented Democrats on ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Reddit Chiefs Eat Humble Pie as Competitor Voat Approached by …
The subreddit /r/Blackout2015 has emerged as the central organising hub for discontented users and has quickly become one of the most ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
Arcadia residents, former mayor threaten to recall three city officials …
ARCADIA >> A decision to suspend a citywide zoning code update last month may have been the final straw for a discontented citizenry in ... «The Pasadena Star-News, Jul 15»
5
Sauna Youth - Distractions | Reviews | Clash Magazine
... an album of indelible punk jams, it's also the sound of a disillusioned and discontented generation, and their collective vitriol speaks volumes for the rest of us. «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
6
The demagogue cometh: The Donald Trump campaign - Liberation …
... hopes of a variety of people in various classes who feel discontented with the status quo and are thus susceptible to the myths of an earlier, ... «Liberation, Jul 15»
7
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Soda Ash Mining in Magadi Threatened By …
The company has already been forced to compensate discontented customers, he said, causing millions of losses for the company. He said ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Pot Sales Hits $70milliontax Revenue One Year After Legalization …
A bunch of growers, processors, and retailers is discontented with the 25% excise tax. The movement of marijuana from one link to another, ... «MMJ Observer, Jul 15»
9
Premier League Clubs Sign 49 Players And Spend £180m... But …
... will tell as to whether or not their frugality and stoicism will bring the desired results and appease a frustrated and discontented Toon faithful. «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
10
Theatre in the Park will be Friday, July 17 with 'Henry the IV Part One'
The second concerns a rebellion that is being plotted against King Henry by a discontented family of noblemen in the North, the Percys, who ... «SeaTac Blog, Jul 15»

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