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# discontent

noun (no plural)

«discontent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A feeling of not being happy with what you have or with your life, and wanting something different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontent/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories people show discontent with a ruler or a hard life, and this often leads to trouble

### Examples

- The farmers showed their discontent with the new tax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontent/#x1)
- Her discontent grew as she cleaned all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontent/#x2)
- Discontent can make people grumble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontent/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discontent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discontent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discontent.html) on Mova free.