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dis´con|tent´ed|ness — dis|con|tent|ed «DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. not contented; not satisfied; displeased and restless: »She was discontented with the lonely life in the country. The discontented workers went on strike. SYNONYM(S): dissatisfied.… … Useful english dictionary
dis´con|tent´ed|ly — dis|con|tent|ed «DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. not contented; not satisfied; displeased and restless: »She was discontented with the lonely life in the country. The discontented workers went on strike. SYNONYM(S): dissatisfied.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|con|tent|ed — «DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. not contented; not satisfied; displeased and restless: »She was discontented with the lonely life in the country. The discontented workers went on strike. SYNONYM(S): dissatisfied. –dis´con|tent´ed|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|con|tent|ment — «DIHS kuhn TEHNT muhnt», noun. discontented state or feeling; discontent … Useful english dictionary
dis|con|tent — «DIHS kuhn TEHNT», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. a dislike of what one has and a desire for something different; uneasy feeling; dissatisfaction; restlessness: »Low pay and long hours of work caused discontent among the factory workers. Lose not… … Useful english dictionary
dis|il|lu|sion — «DIHS ih LOO zhuhn», verb, noun. –v.t. to free from illusion; deprive of one s belief or hope; disappoint; disenchant: »The boys became disillusioned about the romance of camping once the heavy rains collapsed their tent and soaked their bedding … Useful english dictionary
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self-dis|con|tent|ed — «SEHLF DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. discontented with or over oneself … Useful english dictionary
de|tent — «dih TEHNT», noun. any part of a mechanism that checks or releases motion, such as the catch in a lock, the catch that regulates a clock s striking, or a pawl. ╂[< French détente < Old French destente < destendre slacken < des from… … Useful english dictionary
Distent — Dis*tent , a. [L. distentus, p. p. See {Distend}.] Distended. [Poetic] Thomson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
