discontent

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People express their discontent by banging pots and pans during blackouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Shutdowns of mobile internet in Moscow and other cities have hurt the economy, and discontent over internet restrictions is rising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Council President and chairman of the talks Costa added to the chorus of discontent, describing Hungary's actions as "completely unacceptable".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

President Miguel Diaz-Canel acknowledged in an X post "the discontent our people feel because of the prolonged blackouts" after the early March outage.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Just imagine what would happen if all eight of us were to feel sorry for ourselves or walk around with the discontent clearly visible on our faces.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank