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Discontent vs Complaining - What's the difference?

discontent | complaining |

As nouns the difference between discontent and complaining

is that discontent is dissatisfaction while complaining is the act by which someone complaints; a complaint.

As verbs the difference between discontent and complaining

is that discontent is to deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy while complaining is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective discontent

is not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

discontent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Dissatisfaction.
  • A longing for better times or circumstances.
  • * "Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York" Richard III, Act 1, Scene I Shakespeare
  • A discontented person. (see also malcontent ).

    • Related terms

    * discontented

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
    • (Jeremy Taylor)
  • * Bunyan
    • Passion seemed to be much discontent , but Patience was very quiet.

    complaining

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone complaints; a complaint.
  • * 1863 , Dinah Maria Craik, Mistress and maid
    • Elizabeth