malcontent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmæl.kənˈtɛnt/ (General-American)
- /ˈmæl.kənˌtɛnt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmal.kən.tɛnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle French malcontent, from mal- + content; compare Late Latin malecontentus.
Meanings
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Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.
The stress created by all of the changes seemed to be more than she could handle. Initially, she thought her husband was malcontent on purpose and felt he was aware of the arguments he seemed to be starting.
1999, Jodi J. Olshevski; Anne D. Katz; Bob G. Knight; T. J. McCallum, “Stress-Neutral Thoughts”, in Stress Reduction for Caregivers, Philadelphia, Pa.; London: Brunner/Mazel, ISBN 978-0-87630-940-7; republished New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2012, page 94[Alban] Butler also commends the piety of Simon Montfort, the persecutor of the Albigenses, and the father of the famous malcontent earl of Leicester, who flourished in the reign of king Henry III.
1810, Joseph Milner, Isaac Milner, “Century XIII. Chap. VI. Authors and Eminent Persons in this Century.”, in The History of the Church of Christ. Volume the Fourth: Containing the Remainder of the Thirteenth Century; also the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Part of the Sixteenth Centuries. Edited on the Plan and in Part from the Mss. of the Late Rev. Joseph Milner, A.M. Edition the Second, with Large Additions, Corrections, etc. by the Revᵈ. Isaac Milner, D.D., F.R.S. Dean of Carlisle, and President of Queen's College, Cambridge (The Works of the Late Rev. Joseph Milner, A.M.; IV), 2nd edition, London: Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, for T[homas] Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 24:Sir, I will stake any thing short of my salvation, that those who are malcontent now, will be more malcontent three years hence, than they are at this day. I have no favor for this Constitution.
1851, Hugh A. Garland, quoting John Randolph of Roanoke, “The Virginia Convention—Every Change is Not Reform”, in The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke, volume II, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway; Philadelphia, Pa.: Geo[rge] S[wett] Appleton, 164 Chestnut-Street, →OCLC, page 331:To cap everything, yet another war waged by malcontent generals did further widespread damage to the railways.
1941 October, F. S. Bond, “The Railways of China”, in Railway Magazine, page 438:The duke of Gloucester was a sickly child […] he died of a sore throat, and rash fever, occasioned by an imprudent participation in the festivities of his birthday. The famous humourist, Dr. [John] Radcliffe, the Abernethy of his day, who was malcontent with the government, was called in too late, he declared, to save his royal patient.
1838 May, “Description of the Portrait of Queen Anne”, in The Court Magazine and Monthly Critic, and the Lady's Magazine and Museum, a Family Journal of Original Tales, Reviews of Literature, the Fine Arts, Music, Drama, Fashions, &c. &c. (United Series), volume XII, London: Dobbs & Co., →OCLC, page 55, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| more malcontent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most malcontent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
es malcontento (Translations)