discontent

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DISCONTENT, noun [dis and content.] Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction at any present state of things. DISCONTENT, adjective Uneasy; dissatisfied. DISCONTENT, verb transitive To make uneasy at the present state; to dissatisfy.
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