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Malcontent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Dissatisfied with existing conditions.

n. A chronically dissatisfied person.

n. One who rebels against the established system: "immature malcontents who have long since sold out to conformity” ( John M. Wilson).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. dissatisfied with current conditions; discontented

n. a person who is not satisfied with current conditions; a discontented person

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government.

n. One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his discontent by words or overt acts.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Dissatisfied; discontented; especially, dissatisfied or discontented with the existing order of things, as with the constitution of society, or the administration of government.

n. A discontented person; specifically, a discontented subject of government; one who murmurs at the laws and administration, or who manifests his dissatisfaction by overt acts, as in sedition or insurrection.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. discontented as toward authority

n. a person who is discontented or disgusted

Word Usage

"But to a growing legend of spectators, he's simply becoming known as the malcontent's best friend."

Equivalent

discontent discontented

Variant

malecontent

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

discontented uneasy dissatisfied irreconcilable malignant

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Bendt Brent Gent Ghent Kent

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

malecontent forty-shilling German-speaking rabble-rousing fiancée