malcontent

[mal-kuhn-tent]

adjective

1. not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.

2. dissatisfied with the existing government, administration, system, etc.

noun

1. a malcontent person, especially one who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied.

   Synonyms: faultfinder, complainer, grumbler

malcontent

/ ˈmælkənˌtɛnt /

adjective

1. disgusted or discontented

noun

1. a person who is malcontent

Other Word Forms

• malcontentedly adverb
• malcontentedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of malcontent¹

1575–85; < Middle French, Old French; mal-, content ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of malcontent¹

C16: from Old French

Example Sentences

Unable to recruit an impact hitter in free agency, the Giants turned their attention to the trade market and acquired a distressed asset in malcontent Rafael Devers.

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Brutal humor and obstinacy bind these malcontents together for almost 15 years.

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“His behavior and actions have definitely alienated a group of consumers and created malcontent,” Ives said.

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“The abovementioned concerns and beliefs are not a personal attack on Captain Khasaempanth or the numerous executives named in my investigation, nor am I an obstructionist or malcontent,” Morris wrote in his March 2023 email.

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If a coworker or kin finds herself cornered in a dour discussion with the malcontent, she will activate the most creative parts of her mind to engineer an excuse to exit the encounter.

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