discontent
Example Sentences
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Beijing is now the top trading partner and though it is boosting the economy, increasing numbers of Chinese businesses and visitors are a source of discontent for some.
From Barron's
Judge Mathieson said Cowen never offered an explanation for his actions, although the court previously heard he had expressed discontent over the use of an app by some of those at the conventions.
From BBC
But from the Russians, apart from some discontented mutterings about European involvement and unauthorised leaks, the response has been somewhat muted.
From BBC
The Epstein files are the bipartisan embodiment of that discontent.
From Los Angeles Times
On Sept. 5, Beirut declined to adopt explicitly its own army’s disarmament plan to avoid Shiite discontent after five cabinet ministers from that sect, including the ostensibly “independent” Fadi Makki, walked out of a meeting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
