Associations to the word «Discontent»

Wiktionary

DISCONTENT, noun. Dissatisfaction.
DISCONTENT, noun. A longing for better times or circumstances.
DISCONTENT, noun. A discontented person. (see also malcontent).
DISCONTENT, verb. To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
DISCONTENT, adjective. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

Dictionary definition

DISCONTENT, noun. A longing for something better than the present situation.
DISCONTENT, verb. Make dissatisfied.
DISCONTENT, adjective. Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats