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Definition of Discontentment

1. Noun. A longing for something better than the present situation.

Definition of Discontentment

1. n. The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude.

Definition of Discontentment

1. Noun. A state of dissatisfaction or discontent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Discontentment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Discontentment

Literary usage of Discontentment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Under the Old Flag: Recollections of Military Operations in the War for the by James Harrison Wilson (1912)
"... and Dennison—Grant at Nashville—Dine with Lincoln— Lincoln and Ward Lamon—discontentment with government—Loyalty of army—Return to field service. ..."

2. The Works of the Right Reverend Joseph Hall by Joseph Hall, Philip Wynter (1863)
"THE REMEDY OF discontentment. INTRODUCTION. SECT. I. — The excellency of contestation, and how it is to be had. IF there be any happiness to be found upon ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The navy destroyed, the finances grievously embarrassed, the people suffering from want of food, and discontentment deep and general, L. placed the Count ..."

4. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"The navy destroyed, the finances grievously embarrassed, the people suffering from want of food, and discontentment deep and general, L. placed the Count ..."

5. The Works of Thomas Jackson, D.D. ...: Sometime President of Corpus Christi by Thomas Jackson (1844)
"... thereby become as capable of the contrary pain or discontentment : Quern res plus nimio ... discontentment."

6. Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899: A Narrative of the Voyage of by Frederick Albert Cook (1900)
"CHAPTER XXII THE SOUTH POLAR NIGHT (CONTINUED)— DAYS OF discontentment. TIIE gray ness of the first days of the night has given way to a soul-despairing ..."

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