discontent

US: /dɪskənˈtɛnt/
UK: /dˌɪskəntˈɛnt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


discontent /'diskən'tent/
  • danh từ
    • sự không vừa lòng, sự không hài lòng; sự bất mãn
    • tính từ
      • (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) không vừa lòng, không hài lòng; bất mãn

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    [U, C] ~ (at / over / with sth) a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation; sth that makes you have this feeling
    Synonym: DISSATISFACTION
    There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions. + (formal) There are a wide variety of popular discontents which need discussing.
    Compare: CONTENTMENT

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    displeasure, unhappiness, dissatisfaction, discontentment, distaste, uneasiness; malaise:
    He felt discontent at being barred from the club.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    general, widespread | growing, increasing | popular, public
    Public discontent with the economy remained at a high level.
    | political, social

    VERB + DISCONTENT

    breed, cause, give rise to, lead to, provoke
    The higher tax provoked widespread discontent among the poor.
    | fuel
    Overcrowded conditions fuelled discontent and facilitated the spread of radical ideas.
    | feel
    the discontent that many people felt
    | seethe with
    The country was seething with discontent and the threat of revolution was real.
    | express, voice
    The peasants expressed their discontent.
    | stem
    The reforms failed to stem social discontent.

    DISCONTENT + VERB

    grow, spread | simmer
    Discontent simmered and then came to a head with the nationalist protests.
    | come to a head

    PREP.

    ~ among, ~ about/at/over
    discontent among students about the lack of funding for education
    | ~ with
    growing discontent with the government
    | ~ within
    There were reports of growing discontent within the army.

    PHRASES

    a cause/source of discontent, murmurs/rumbles/rumblings of discontent


    Concise English dictionary


    discontents‚dɪskən'tent
    noun
    +a longing for something better than the present situation
    verb
    +make dissatisfied
    adj.
    +showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing