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DISCONTENTMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does discontentment mean? 

DISCONTENTMENT (noun)
  The noun DISCONTENTMENT has 1 sense:

1. a longing for something better than the present situationplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DISCONTENTMENT (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 ("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)


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