Discontent vs Contention - What's the difference?
discontent | contention |
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 ).
Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
* Bunyan
struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
(computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
As nouns the difference between discontent and contention
is that discontent is dissatisfaction while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.As a verb discontent
is to deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.As an adjective discontent
is not content; discontented; dissatisfied.discontent
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- Passion seemed to be much discontent , but Patience was very quiet.
contention
English
(wikipedia contention)Noun
(en noun)- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
