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malcontent

/ˌmælkənˈtent/mal-kuhn-TENT
/ˌmælkənˈtɛnt/mal-kuhn-TENT

Meaningbadly

Common meaning: a person dissatisfied with things as they are

Journey through time

  1. Latinmale‘badly’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsbadly → dissatisfiedmalcontent‘dissatisfied’source
  3. Frenchmalsource
  4. Englishmalcontent‘a person dissatisfied with things as they are’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin male ‘badly’.

Roots

  • male Latin “badly”

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