mal·con·tent
ËŒmal-kÉ™n-Ë?tent 
: a discontented person:
a
: one who bears a grudge from a sense of grievance or thwarted ambition
malcontents … bitter and almost choking with self-pity—
E. W. Griffiths
E. W. Griffiths
b
: one who is in active opposition to an established order or government : rebel
a country infested with political malcontents
: dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs : discontented
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Examples of malcontent in a Sentence
Noun
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 her
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
While other players might have been content, at final six, to let well enough alone and slide into the final five, Cirie saw an endgame shaping up where both Terry and Shane Powers were fixing to drag hippie malcontent Courtney Marit to the final two as an easy goat.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Crispin Hunt, Billboard, 22 May 2024
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, 23 June 2024
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Noun
There’s the upcoming sociopolitical scene: grappling with the malcontent that’s led Donald Trump to the White House again, bracing for deportations, corporate marauding, and more cultural upheaval.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
While other players might have been content, at final six, to let well enough alone and slide into the final five, Cirie saw an endgame shaping up where both Terry and Shane Powers were fixing to drag hippie malcontent Courtney Marit to the final two as an easy goat.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.
—Crispin Hunt, Billboard, 22 May 2024
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, 23 June 2024
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“Malcontent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malcontent. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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