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Definition of "malcontent" []

  • Dissatisfied with existing conditions. (adjective)
  • A chronically dissatisfied person. (noun)
  • One who rebels against the established system: "immature malcontents who have long since sold out to conformity” ( John M. Wilson). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "malcontent" in a sentence
  • "It was joy, my little malcontent is growing up to be a "prop-a hate-a"!"
  • "JohnDewey: I think you're possibly assuming a bunch of other things about the malcontents that aren't necessarily justified i.e. that their malcontent is a personality trait, rather than a result of situational factors."
  • "But to a growing legend of spectators, he's simply becoming known as the malcontent's best friend."