discontentedness n 1: a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: {discontentment}, {discontent}, {discontentedness}] [ant: {contentment}]
Discontented \Dis`con*tent"ed\, p. p. & a. Dissatisfied; uneasy in mind; malcontent. [1913 Webster] And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him. --1 Sam. xxii. 2. -- {Dis`con*tent"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`con*tent"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]