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# discontented

adjective (discontented, more discontented, most discontented)

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

## Everyday

Not happy with what you have or where you are, and wanting something better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontented/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a discontented servant or creature leaves home or grumbles; it tells why someone runs away

### Examples

- The discontented cat wanted a bigger bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontented/#x1)
- Are you discontented with your new school? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontented/#x2)
- The discontented fir tree wanted to be a king's tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discontented/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means bitter in spirit, troubled or in distress. These are people who joined David because life had left them unhappy and in need.

**Interpretation.** David's band of outcasts at the cave is seen as the beginning of his rise, as God gathers those who are low and shapes them into followers of the future king.

### Examples

- And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men. (Prophets 1SA.22.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discontented/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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