discontents
Those harboring resentments
Discontents are people who are dissatisfied or disgruntled, especially with existing conditions or authority: The new policy only emboldened the discontents.
The word also names the grievances themselves—the things causing dissatisfaction: the discontents of modern life, winter of our discontent.
Less commonly, discontents is the verb form meaning makes unhappy.
State of being displeased
- complaintExpression of discontent
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
grumbling · aggrieved · disaffection · indignation · irritation · annoyance · vexation · umbrage
Violent disturbance of order
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- fermentMicrobial chemical breakdown
- uneaseMild persistent worry
disturbance · strife · tension · conflict · instability · volatility · commotion · disorder
Emotional distress or woe
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
pessimism · ennui · melancholy · despair · alienation · anomie · apathy · disenchantment
Organized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
sedition · insurgency · revolution · protest · defiance · subversion · overthrow · coup
Intense, persistent desire
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- desireIntense wanting
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
unfulfillment · restlessness · pining · craving · wanting · aching · hunger · ambition
dissatisfaction
State of being displeased
- complaintExpression of discontent
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
displeasure · grumbling · aggrieved · disaffection · indignation · irritation · annoyance · vexation · umbrage · gripe
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- fermentMicrobial chemical breakdown
unease · disturbance · strife · tension · conflict · instability · volatility · commotion · disorder · tumult
unhappiness
Emotional distress or woe
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
disillusionment · pessimism · ennui · melancholy · despair · alienation · anomie · apathy · disenchantment · cynicism
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
resistance · sedition · insurgency · revolution · protest · defiance · subversion · overthrow · coup · dissidence
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- desireIntense wanting
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
dissatisfaction · unfulfillment · restlessness · pining · craving · wanting · aching · hunger · ambition · dreams
discontentscontentments
States of being satisfied
satisfactions · contentedness · happiness · delights · pleasures
discontentscontents
What something holds
loyalists · supporters · conformists · adherents · establishment
- winter of discontentCold season of hardship