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malcontent

[mal-kuhn-tent] / ˌmæl kənˈtɛnt /


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She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

But he’s a malcontent who has won an MVP award and four scoring titles while averaging at least 20 points a game for the last 11 seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 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

The year I turned 15 — a malcontent at odds with my stepmom — I returned to my dad and brother in Washington State.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 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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