Discontentment (Noun)
Meaning
A longing for something better than the present situation.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The growing discontentment among the employees led to a series of strikes and protests against the company's management.
- Her discontentment with her current job was evident in her constant browsing of job listings and networking events.
- The small town's stagnant economy had bred a sense of discontentment among its young residents, who felt they deserved better opportunities.
- As she approached middle age, she couldn't shake off the feeling of discontentment with her life choices and the path she had taken.
- The artist's discontentment with the commercial art world drove her to create more experimental and avant-garde pieces that challenged the status quo.