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DISCONTENTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A longing for something better than the present situation
Synonyms:
discontent; discontentedness; discontentment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("discontentment" is a kind of...):
hungriness; longing; yearning (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discontentment"):
disgruntlement (a feeling of sulky discontent)
dysphoria (abnormal depression and discontent)
dissatisfaction (the feeling of being displeased and discontent)
Antonym:
contentment (happiness with one's situation in life)
Derivation:
discontent (make dissatisfied)
