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Definition of "discontents" [discontents]

  • Plural form of discontent. (noun)

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Use "discontents" in a sentence
  • "I regard almost my entire career in advertising as one of my most flagrant and long-term discontents."
  • "It is a rule to all servants that they be content with their wages; for they that indulge themselves in discontents expose themselves to many temptations, and it is wisdom to make the best of that which is."
  • "Here the corruption which debases democracies was as unknown as the discontents which undermine the thrones of monarchies."