dis·con·tent / ˌdiskənˈtent/ • n. lack of contentment; dissatisfaction with one's circumstances: popular discontent with the system had been general for several years | the discontents and anxieties of the working class. ∎  a person who is dissatisfied, typically with the prevailing social or political situation: the cause attracted a motley crew of discontents and zealots.DERIVATIVES: dis·con·tent·ment n.

Discontent ★½ 1916

An early silent film by Lois Weber in which a cantankerous old vet goes to live with his wealthy nephew. The harmonious family life is disrupted by his meddling ways. 30m/B VHS . Katherine Griffith, J. Edwin Brown, Charles Hammond, A(lva) D. Blake; D: Lois Weber; W: Lois Weber.

120. Discontent

gravamen

a grievance, especially one that is the cause of a legal action.

paramania

an abnormal pleasure in complaints.