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: complainer, grumbler, faultfinder

malcontent

/ ˈmælkənˌtɛnt /

adjective

1. disgusted or discontented

noun

1. a person who is malcontent

Other Words From

• malcon·tented·ly adverb
• malcon·tented·ness 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

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.

From Salon

Malcontent is good for business as long as you're the one who benefits from it.

From Salon

I said it when Paul Pelosi was attacked by a hammer-wielding malcontent and I’ll say it now: No one in America, regardless of party, should condone what happened in Pennsylvania.

From Los Angeles Times

Then on Wednesday, the 71-year-old former coal mine worker, onetime stone mason and lifelong malcontent was charged with opening fire at point-blank range on Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia.

From New York Times

She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”

From New York Times