malcontent
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She’s the kind of malcontent who will, in all sincerity, accuse people of being “in cahoots.”
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
But he’s a malcontent who has won an MVP award and four scoring titles while averaging at least 20 points a game for the last 11 seasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023
But it wouldn’t be a reach to believe the NBA legend’s criticism of his portrayal in the show — as a tempestuous and profane malcontent who vacillates between anger and despair — helped boost ratings.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2022
The year I turned 15 — a malcontent at odds with my stepmom — I returned to my dad and brother in Washington State.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2021
As soon as you have revealed your intention to one malcontent, you give him the means to make himself content, since he can have everything he desires by revealing the plot.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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