Definition
discontentments
noun
- plural of discontent; states of dissatisfaction or unhappiness with a situation or condition
Usage: typically used in formal or literary contexts; often refers to widespread or collective feelings of dissatisfaction
Examples
- The discontentments of the workers led to strikes across the factory.
- Historical records reveal the discontentments that preceded the revolution.
- Despite the company's efforts, employee discontentments continued to grow.
- The novel explores the discontentments of suburban life in the 1950s.
- Local discontentments about the new policy were voiced at the town meeting.
- Years of accumulated discontentments finally boiled over into public protest.