malcontent

  • 21malcontent — I. noun Date: 1581 a discontented person: a. one who bears a grudge from a sense of grievance or thwarted ambition b. one who is in active opposition to an established order or government ; rebel II. adjective Etymology: Middle French, from mal + …

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  • 22malcontent — 1. adjective dissatisfied with current conditions; discontented 2. noun a person who is not satisfied with current conditions; a discontented person See Also: content, discontent …

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  • 23malcontent — Synonyms and related words: agitator, alienated, anarch, anarchist, beefing, bellyacher, bellyaching, bitching, brawler, complainant, complainer, complaining, complaintful, contumacious, crab, crabbing, crabby, crank, cranky, croaker, croaking,… …

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  • 24malcontent — mal|con|tent Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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  • 25malcontent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grumbler, faultfinder, griper (inf.); insurgent, rebel. See discontent. Ant., satisfied person. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disobedient, restless, discontented; see rebellious 2 , 3 , unruly . n. 1.… …

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  • 26malcontent — mal|con|tent [ˈmælkəntent US ˌmælkənˈtent] n formal someone who is likely to cause trouble because they are not happy with the way things are organized used in order to show disapproval …

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  • 27malcontent — mal|con|tent [ mælkən,tent ] noun count LITERARY someone who is not happy or satisfied …

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  • 28malcontent — [[t]mæ̱lkəntent[/t]] malcontents N COUNT: usu pl (disapproval) You can describe people as malcontents when you disapprove of the fact that they are dissatisfied with a situation and want it to change. [FORMAL] Five years ago a band of malcontents …

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  • 29malcontent — mælkÉ™n tent / mælkÉ™ntent adj. dissatisfied, not pleased with existing conditions or circumstances n. person who is dissatisfied, one who is discontented, person who is not pleased with existing conditions or circumstances …

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  • 30malcontent — [ malkəntɛnt] noun a discontented person. adjective discontented; complaining. Derivatives malcontented adjective Origin C16: from Fr., from mal badly, ill + content pleased …

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