MALCONTENT Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word malcontent. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MALCONTENT
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bitter | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) • the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth • the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste adverb • extremely and sharply adjective satellite • marked by strong resentment or cynicism • very difficult to accept or bear • harsh or corrosive in tone • expressive of severe grief or regret • proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity • causing a sharp and acrid taste experience • causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold verb • make bitter | ||||||||
cantankerous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate • having a difficult and contrary disposition | ||||||||
crabby | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable | ||||||||
cross | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry • a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece • a marking that consists of lines that cross each other • any affliction that causes great suffering • (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species • (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids adjective satellite • extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis • annoyed and irritable verb • travel across or pass over • meet at a point • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • fold so as to resemble a cross • to cover or extend over an area or time period • meet and pass • trace a line through or across • breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties | ||||||||
discontented | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing | ||||||||
disgruntled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | ||||||||
displeased | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure | ||||||||
dissatisfied | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | ||||||||
downcast | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine adjective satellite • directed downward • filled with melancholy and despondency | ||||||||
gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
glum | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moody and melancholic • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
grouchy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable | ||||||||
grumpy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable | ||||||||
irritable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily irritated or annoyed • abnormally sensitive to a stimulus • capable of responding to stimuli | ||||||||
melancholic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • someone subject to melancholia adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | ||||||||
moody | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) • United States evangelist (1837-1899) adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor • subject to sharply varying moods | ||||||||
morose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
peevish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily irritated or annoyed | ||||||||
querulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • habitually complaining | ||||||||
saturnine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • bitter or scornful • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||