malcontent
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Synonyms & Antonyms for malcontent
Synonyms: Adjective
aggrieved, discontent, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied
Antonyms: Adjective
content, contented, gratified, pleased, satisfied
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Examples of malcontent in a Sentence
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He complained so much that he got a reputation for being a malcontent.Adjective
she seems like a very malcontent person, always acting as if the entire world were out to get herRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
But those jabs were misguided, spun by malcontents to stoke anger against an iniquitous regime the queen neither created nor controlled. — Jeffrey Westbrook. Styled By Will Kahn, Town & Country, "Bourgeouis? Moi? This Season Is Fashion's Rich Girl Revenge," 22 Aug. 2019 The Cubs learned that the hard way 10 years ago, subtracting amiable infielder Mark DeRosa from the defending division champions after the 2008 season and adding perennial malcontent Milton Bradley. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Column: The Cubs’ chemistry experiment isn’t over. In fact, it’s really just beginning.," 12 Aug. 2019 Whiteside brings to Portland a reputation for being a malcontent who, at times, has been more focused on himself than his team. — Joe Freeman, oregonlive.com, "Hassan Whiteside seeks ‘fresh start’ after landing in a ‘perfect situation’ with Portland Trail Blazers," 11 July 2019 There is less interest these days in the existential trials of the uprooted; attention has shifted to those malcontents who, we are told, have become strangers in their own land. — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, "Aleksandar Hemon’s Lost Eden," 6 June 2019 The Stranger Things malcontents might observe that the show tends to do the same thing over and over again and that the formula is getting stale. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The American Paranoia of Stranger Things 3," 4 July 2019 Former Steelers malcontent Antonio Brown, frequently suspended Vontaze Burfict and (reformed?) bully Richie Incognito are each compelling enough to command behind-the-scenes shows of their own. — cleveland.com, "This should be juicy: Raiders, Antonio Brown chosen for HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’," 12 June 2019 Labor leaders didn’t want wages to collapse; landowners and industrialists feared unemployed malcontents. — Christopher Tayler, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 10 Mar. 2019 This idea that Twitter is really valuable, has a lot of news, but is also a cesspool and a home for Nazis and other malcontents, that seems like that’s a relatively recent sort of conventional wisdom about Twitter. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard explains why live venues are leaving money on the table," 11 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits. — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, "Fallout From Britain’s Exit: Markets, Immigration and Trade," 23 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'malcontent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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malcontent
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