malcontent
pronunciation
How to pronounce malcontent in British English:
UK [ˈmælkəntent]
How to pronounce malcontent in American English:
US [ˌmælkənˈtent]
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- Noun:
- a person who is discontented or disgusted
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- Adjective:
- discontented as toward authority
Word Origin
- malcontent
- 1580s, noun and adjective, from French malcontent; see mal- + content (adj.). Related: Malcontented; malcontentedly; malcontentedness.
Example
- 1. You think the malcontent is the kid ?
- 2. But dennis writes that wealth also breeds a kind of permanent malcontent .