discontent
US: /dɪskənˈtɛnt/
UK: /dˌɪskəntˈɛnt/
UK: /dˌɪskəntˈɛnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
discontent /'diskən'tent/
- danh từ
- sự không vừa lòng, sự không hài lòng; sự bất mãn
- 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
