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discontent

Translation
discontent
/dis'keuhn tent"/, adj.
1. not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
n.
2. Also, discontentment. lack of content; dissatisfaction.
3. a restless desire or craving for something one does not have.
4. a malcontent.
v.t.
5. to make discontented; dissatisfy; displease.
[1485-95; DIS-1 + CONTENT2]
Syn. 2. uneasiness, inquietude, restlessness, displeasure. See dissatisfaction.

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