discontent

Example Sentences

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People express their discontent by banging pots and pans during blackouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Analogous surveys of Russian adults haven’t been published to avoid drawing attention to the scale of discontent, according to reporting in Meduza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Council President and chairman of the talks Costa added to the chorus of discontent, describing Hungary's actions as "completely unacceptable".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

President Miguel Diaz-Canel acknowledged in an X post "the discontent our people feel because of the prolonged blackouts" after the early March outage.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Alas, Gertrude’s discontent could not be eased by my attentions.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein