Synonyms of discontentment

discontentment

noun

as in dissatisfaction

the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation

widespread discontentment with the way the club was being run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissatisfaction
• discontent
• displeasure
• resentment
• discontentedness
• disgruntlement
• sadness
• bitterness
• unhappiness
• uneasiness
• dejection
• perturbation
• sorrow
• disquiet
• dreariness
• blues
• misery
• aggrievement
• depression
• dumps
• wretchedness
• despondency
• downheartedness
• disconsolateness
• doldrums
• desolateness
• desolation
• dolor
• dolefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contentment
• satisfaction
• pleasure
• joy
• happiness
• contentedness
• bliss
• gladness
• felicity
• triumph
• exultation
• jubilation
• lightheartedness
• elatedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discontentment

Furthermore, some symptoms, such as anxiety, mood changes, trouble sleeping and overall discontentment with life, can persist for three to six months or more following the initial withdrawal period. —Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026

Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling. —Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

Jay expresses his discontentment. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025