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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALCONTENT

From Old French.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MALCONTENT

malcontent  [ˈmælkənˌtɛnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALCONTENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malcontent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MALCONTENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Malcontent

The Malcontent is a character type that often appeared in early modern drama. The character is discontent with the social structure and other characters in the play—and is often an outsider who observes and comments on the action, and may even acknowledge they are in a play. Shakespeare's Richard III and Iago in Othello are typical malcontents. The role is usually both political and dramatic, with the malcontent voicing dissatisfaction with the usually 'Machiavellian' political atmosphere and often using asides to build up a kind of self-consciousness and awareness of the text itself that other characters in the play lack. Important malcontents include Bosola in Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, Vindice in Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy, Malevole in Marston's The Malcontent, and Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The morality and sympathy of the malcontent is highly variable, as in the examples above. Sometimes, as in Hamlet and The Malcontent, they are the sympathetic centre of the play, whereas Iago is a very unsympathetic character.

Definition of malcontent in the English dictionary

The definition of malcontent in the dictionary is disgusted or discontented. Other definition of malcontent is a person who is malcontent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALCONTENT


bent
bɛnt
cent
sɛnt
comment
ˈkɒmɛnt
content
ˈkɒntɛnt
detent
dɪˈtɛnt
discontent
ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt
distent
dɪsˈtɛnt
event
ɪˈvɛnt
extent
ɪkˈstɛnt
intent
ɪnˈtɛnt
meant
mɛnt
portent
ˈpɔːtɛnt
prevent
prɪˈvɛnt
rent
rɛnt
represent
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
sent
sɛnt
spent
spɛnt
stent
stɛnt
tent
tɛnt
went
wɛnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALCONTENT

malconformation
malcontentedly
maldeployment
maldistribution
Maldivan
Maldive Islands
Maldives
Maldivian
Maldon
male
male bonding
male chauvinism
male chauvinist
male chauvinist pig
male fern
male menopause
male model
male nurse
male prostitute
male thread

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALCONTENT

alcohol content
blood alcohol content
competent
consistent
existent
heat content
inconsistent
information content
intermittent
latent
letter of intent
miscontent
patent
penitent
persistent
potent
protein content
to one´s heart´s content
untent
Winter of Discontent

Synonyms and antonyms of malcontent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MALCONTENT»

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

Translation of «malcontent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALCONTENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

不满
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malcontent
570 millions of speakers

English

malcontent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाराज़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناقما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недовольный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descontente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসন্তুষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mécontent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malcontent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unzufrieden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不満
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불순한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malcontent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất man
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனக்குறை உடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सदोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şikâyetçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malcontento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

malkontent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незадоволений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rebel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

malcontent
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontevrede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malcontent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malcontent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malcontent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALCONTENT»

The term «malcontent» is regularly used and occupies the 64.988 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALCONTENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malcontent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malcontent» 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 malcontent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALCONTENT»

Discover the use of malcontent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malcontent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Malcontent
This new student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the author, date and sources, theme, critical interpretation and stage history.
John Marston, W. David Kay, 2014
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The Malcontent
Resonating with echoes of Measure for Measure and Hamlet, Marston's tragicomedy is a fabulous study of courtly intrigue, betrayal and treachery.
John Marston, Royal Shakespeare Company, 2002
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On Being Grumpy: Musing of a Malcontent
There's even a shortlist of Twenty Things to be Really Pissed Off About. This is the essential guide for the modern grumpy
Tony Perry, 2007
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Grumpy Old Men: A Manual for the British Malcontent
At last!
David Quantick, 2013
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Malcontent and other plays
This edition brings together Marston's five major plays in one volume. Included here are Antonio and Mellida, Antonio's Revenge, The Malcontent, Measure for Measure, The Dutch Courtesan, andSophonisba.
John Marston, Keith Sturgess, 1997
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Daily Negations: A Malcontent's Book of Meditations for ...
Packed with cantankerous quotations and dire thoughts, this sourcebook offers 365 testy references, peevish observations, and reasons to be grumpy for the optimistically challenged. Original.
Barbara J. Lagowski, Rick Mumma, 1996
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Dramatic Works: A cure for a cuckold. Induction to the ...
THE INDUCTION TO THE MALCONTENT. WRITTEN BY JOHN WEBSTER. Enter W. SLY, a TIIREMAN1 following him with a stool. Tireman. IR, the gentleman will be angry if you sit here. I Tireman. No, sir. Sly. By God's-lid, if you had, I.
John Webster, William Hazlitt, 1857
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: The malcontent; All fools; ...
Robert Dodsley, John Payne Collier Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist. TO THE UNDERSTANDING READER. Rumour, that Hydra-headed monster, with more tongues than eyes, by help of his intelligencer Envy, hath made strange constructions ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1825
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John Marston's Drama: Themes, Images, Sources
In a recent edition of John Marston's finest play, M. L. Wine writes: "The Malcontent, then, is a study in deception, and the mask-disguise is the central dramatic symbol; when the masquers step forth at the end of the play and reveal themselves, ...
George L. Geckle, 1980
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John Webster: the periods of his work as determined by his ...
Malevole, like the others, speaks of himself as the malcontent, as if there were no help l ; the "humor," or professional role, of Vendice,2 of Bosola,3 and of / J" Flamineo 4 is discussed as a definite and known thing, but with never ^"^ a hint at  ...
Elmer Edgar Stoll, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALCONTENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malcontent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Democrats split on filling empty seats on state committee - The …
Party chairwoman Worley, who is white, described the Reform Caucus as a “malcontent group.” “This group spends a lot of time fighting black ... «Anniston Star, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Stadium debate — seize this chance for regional …
These are tired old gripes from the perennially malcontent. It's time to consign them to the pages of history where they belong, and move ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
AFC offseason grades: East gets high marks ... with exception of …
... Ndamukong Suh, nicely revamped the wideout corps — perhaps most importantly dumping malcontent Mike Wallace and his contract — and ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Transfer Update: Brendan Rodgers confirms Liverpool mega-deal for
Unless Balotelli is a malcontent who is bad for clubhouse morale, I think he should be staying here and not going on loan. ReplyDelete. «Liverpool-Kop, Jul 15»
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Ubu Roi: an unforgiving satire on manners old and modern …
Locating everything within an asphyxiating, sterile, luxury apartment, through which prowls the malcontent teenage son of a pair of smug ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Nobody Is Nowhere: Willis Earl Beal Talks 'Noctunes' and His Hazy …
... doing what she needed to be doing” and he was spending a lot of his time moping around — a malcontent, or in his own words, a “sad sack. «SPIN, Jul 15»
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Jermaine Gresham to visit Cardinals this week | ProFootballTalk
Hands of stone, malcontent, never lived up to his draft status. His Pro Bowels were gifts as all the players ahead of him were hurt. He and ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
8
Lords' civil dispute writ large
Veteran QC Lord Lester of Herne Hill is one such malcontent, if his remarks to a Westminster Legal Forum event on judicial review last week ... «Law Gazette, Jul 15»
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Crawford's Tweet Indicates Desire to Leave Team - Clips Nation
It always happens in the offseason and around the trade deadline, and people jump to conclusions that he's on his way out, or is a malcontent, ... «Clips Nation, Jul 15»
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Morning shootaround — July 18 « NBA.com | Hang Time Blog with …
... on Wednesday Anthony had been in touch with Knicks officials this week and expressed frustration he was being perceived as a malcontent, ... «NBA.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Malcontent [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/malcontent>. Apr 2024 ».
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