malcontent
Example Sentences
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If a coworker or kin finds herself cornered in a dour discussion with the malcontent, she will activate the most creative parts of her mind to engineer an excuse to exit the encounter.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
One source familiar with the claims said they appear to be from an “internal malcontent that is not getting their way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2023
Most prominently, Jalen Ramsey was considered an attention-seeking malcontent by many after he forced his way out of Jacksonville, but the cornerback has become an All-Pro and an exemplary leader in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2021
As soon as you have revealed your intention to one malcontent, you give him the means to make himself content, since he can have everything he desires by revealing the plot.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.