\mal-kən-ˈtent\
Definition:
1 : a discontented person
1a : one who bears a grudge from a sense of grievance or thwarted ambition
1b : one who is in active opposition to an established order or government : rebel
Etymology:
1580s, from Fr. malcontent, formed in Old French; see mal- + content (adj.). The adj. is attested from 1580s.
I ran across this comic from Natalie Dee and thought it was so funny. It is so true that some people seem to live a life a disliking everything. Nothing is ever quite good enough, or what they have could always be better. Now you have a word to go with the feeling.
Another word from the 16th century. Just saying.
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