Etymology

malcontent

mal·con·tent
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Today it means: Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious. Full definition →

Middle French malcontent ← Late Latin malecontentus
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  1. Late Latin · derived frommalecontentus
  2. Middle French · derived frommalcontent
  3. English todaymalcontent

From Middle French malcontent, from mal- + content; compare Late Latin malecontentus.

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