Malcontent
adjective
Unhappy or displeased with the current situation or conditions.
He was malcontent with his low-paying job.
Often appears as...
- highly malcontent
- largely malcontent
noun
A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
He was seen as a malcontent for his refusal to follow the rules.
Often appears as...
- stirring up malcontent
- causing malcontent
adjective
Unhappy or displeased with the current situation or conditions.
He was malcontent with his low-paying job.
Often appears as...
- highly malcontent
- largely malcontent
noun
A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
He was seen as a malcontent for his refusal to follow the rules.
Often appears as...
- stirring up malcontent
- causing malcontent
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Negativity
Used to express mild dissatisfaction without strong emotion.
She's malcontent with the limited dining options.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Restraint
Suggests the person is not openly aggressive about their dissatisfaction.
He remained malcontent, yet he didn't complain loudly.
Pro Tip 3/3Calm Displeasure
Often implies a calm, thoughtful form of unhappiness, rather than immediate anger.
Despite being malcontent with the results, she thanked the judges.
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Negativity
Used to express mild dissatisfaction without strong emotion.
She's malcontent with the limited dining options.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Restraint
Suggests the person is not openly aggressive about their dissatisfaction.
He remained malcontent, yet he didn't complain loudly.
Pro Tip 3/3Calm Displeasure
Often implies a calm, thoughtful form of unhappiness, rather than immediate anger.
Despite being malcontent with the results, she thanked the judges.
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Negativity
Used to express mild dissatisfaction without strong emotion.
She's malcontent with the limited dining options.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Restraint
Suggests the person is not openly aggressive about their dissatisfaction.
He remained malcontent, yet he didn't complain loudly.
Pro Tip 3/3Calm Displeasure
Often implies a calm, thoughtful form of unhappiness, rather than immediate anger.
Despite being malcontent with the results, she thanked the judges.
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Quote examples
John McCain
American Politician
The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.
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Salvador Dali
Spanish Artist
The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
Quote examples
John McCain
American Politician
The core political values of our free society are so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that only a few malcontents, lunatics generally, ever dare to threaten them.
Quote examples
Eric Hoffer
American Writer
A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.
Quote examples
Salvador Dali
Spanish Artist
The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
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