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MALCONTENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is discontented or disgusted
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("malcontent" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "malcontent"):
caviler; caviller; pettifogger; quibbler (a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections)
sorehead (someone who is peevish or disgruntled)
squabbler (someone who quarrels about a small matter)
Derivation:
malcontent (discontented as toward authority)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discontented as toward authority
Synonyms:
disaffected; ill-affected; malcontent; rebellious
Classified under:
Similar:
discontent; discontented (showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing)
Derivation:
malcontent (a person who is discontented or disgusted)
