discontent
Example Sentences
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Cuba, an island of around 10 million, has battled widespread blackouts in recent years - a persistent source of public discontent that has triggered rare protests.
From BBC
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
The alternative was bills rocketing and the "potential for blackouts, tipping people in poverty into not being able to pay their bills, even dying, and a winter of discontent".
From BBC
While China's global influence grows and the competition with the US heats up, Xi is also battling a slowing economy and discontent among youth.
From BBC
Domestic discontent with Iran’s government is running high.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
