Discontentedness

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛntədnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or feeling of being unhappy because you don't have or can't get what you want.

Etymology

From discontented + -ness (Old English suffix). The -ness suffix transforms the adjective into an abstract noun describing a persistent state or characteristic quality.

Kelly Says

Researchers in psychology call this 'hedonic adaptation'—humans naturally feel 'discontentedness' because we get used to good things and always want more, which is both a curse and what drives human progress!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መልስ (mels)
mels
ARالعربية
عدم الرضا (al-‘udr al-rida)
al-'udr al-rida
BNবাংলা
অসন্তুষ্টি (osantoṣṭi)
os-an-to-sh-ti
CACatalà
descontentament
des-kon-ten-ta-ment
CSČeština
nespokojenost
nes-po-ko-jen-st
DADansk
utilfredshed
oo-til-fred-shed
DEDeutsch
Unzufriedenheit
un-zue-fri-ent-heit
ELΕλληνικά
απογοήτευση (apogoēteuse)
a-po-go-ee-tay-see
ESEspañol
descontento
des-kon-TEN-toh
FAفارسی
ناامیدی (na-āmidī)
na-a-mi-dee
FISuomi
tyytymättömyys
tyyt-y-mat-to-myys
FRFrançais
insatisfaction
in-sa-tis-fak-syohn
GUGU
અસંતુષ્ટિ (asantuṣṭi)
as-an-tu-sh-ti
HAHA
bacin
ba-cin
HEעברית
רעבון (re'avon)
reh-a-von
HIहिन्दी
असंतोष (asantoṣ)
as-an-tohsh
HUMagyar
megelégedlenség
me-ge-le-ged-len-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakpuasan
ke-ti-dak-pu-asan
IGIG
ịrị
ee-ree
ITItaliano
insoddisfazione
in-sod-dis-fa-t-syohn
JA日本語
不満足 (fumanzatsu)
foo-man-za-tsu
KKKK
келісеу (keliseu)
ke-li-seu
KMKM
អាក្រក់ (āakrak)
ah-ak-rak
KO한국어
불만족 (bulmanjok)
bul-man-jok
MRMR
असंतुष्टी (asantuṣṭī)
as-an-tu-sh-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakpuasan
ke-ti-dak-pu-asan
MYမြန်မာ
မကျေနပ် (ma kya net)
ma kya net
NLNederlands
onvrede
on-vree-deh
NONorsk
utilfredhet
oo-til-fred-het
PAPA
ਅਸੰतुਸ਼ਟੀ (asantuṣṭī)
as-an-tu-sh-ti
PLPolski
niezadowolenie
n-ye-zad-oh-vo-le-nee
PTPortuguês
descontentamento
des-kon-ten-ta-men-toh
RORomână
nemulțumire
ne-mul-too-me-ree
RUРусский
недовольство (nedostoverstvo)
ne-do-stoh-ver-st-voh
SVSvenska
ojämna
oh-jem-nah
SWKiswahili
kukosa
koo-koo-sah
TAதமிழ்
வாழ்ச்சி (vāḻaccci)
va-al-cha-cci
TEతెలుగు
అసంతృప్తి (asantṛpti)
as-an-tru-p-ti
THไทย
ความไม่พอใจ (khwam mai por jai)
khwam mai por jai
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-lin-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
memnuniyetsizlik
meh-m-noo-ni-yet-si-zlik
UKУкраїнська
незадоволення (nezadovolennia)
ne-za-do-vo-len-nya
URاردو
نفرت (nafrat)
na-frat
VITiếng Việt
sự không hài lòng
su khong hai long
YOYO
àwọn àjọ
awon ajo
ZH中文
不满 (bù mǎn)
boo mahn
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sah-sah

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