Is Discontent a Real Word?

The word discontent is made up of dis, meaning "not," and content, "a state of peaceful happiness." So as an adjective, discontent means "not happy or peaceful," like the discontent Egyptian citizens who expressed their dissatisfaction with their country's leader by protesting and demanding he give up power.

What does discontent literally mean?

: lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment: a : a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction the winter of our discontent— William Shakespeare.

What is a discontent person?

lack of contentment, as with one's condition or lot in life. a discontented person. adjective.