MALCONTENT

disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious

(adjective) discontented as toward authority

malcontent

(noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

malcontent (comparative more malcontent, superlative most malcontent)

dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious

Noun

malcontent (plural malcontents)

a person who is not satisfied with current conditions; a discontented person, a rebel

(obsolete) a state of discontentment or dissatisfaction; something that causes discontent

Verb

malcontent (third-person singular simple present malcontents, present participle malcontenting, simple past and past participle malcontented)

(transitive, obsolete) to cause discontent or dissatisfaction.

Source: Wiktionary


Mal"con*tent`, a. Etym: [F., fr. mal ill + content. See Malice, Content.]

Definition: discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government. [Written also malecontent.] The famous malcontent earl of Leicester. Milner.

Mal"con*tent`, n. Etym: [F. malcontent.]

Definition: One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who express his discontent by words or overt acts. Spenser. Berkeley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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