Discontent vs Unhappy - What's the difference?
discontent | unhappy |
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
Not happy; sad.
* The Beggar's Opera
Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
Not lucky; unlucky.
Not suitable; unsuitable.
As adjectives the difference between discontent and unhappy
is that discontent is not content; discontented; dissatisfied while unhappy is not happy; sad.As a noun discontent
is dissatisfaction.As a verb discontent
is to deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.discontent
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Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- Passion seemed to be much discontent , but Patience was very quiet.
unhappy
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Adjective
(er)- A moment of time may make us unhappy forever.