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DISCONTENTEDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does discontentedness mean? 

DISCONTENTEDNESS (noun)
  The noun DISCONTENTEDNESS has 1 sense:

1. a longing for something better than the present situationplay

  Familiarity information: DISCONTENTEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISCONTENTEDNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A longing for something better than the present situation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

discontent; discontentedness; discontentment

Hypernyms ("discontentedness" is a kind of...):

hungriness; longing; yearning (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discontentedness"):

disgruntlement (a feeling of sulky discontent)

dysphoria (abnormal depression and discontent)

dissatisfaction (the feeling of being displeased and discontent)

Derivation:

discontented (showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing)


 Context examples 


Her tour to the Lakes was now the object of her happiest thoughts; it was her best consolation for all the uncomfortable hours which the discontentedness of her mother and Kitty made inevitable; and could she have included Jane in the scheme, every part of it would have been perfect.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)



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