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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French malcontent.
Adjective
malkontent (strong nominative masculine singular malkontenter, comparative malkontenter, superlative am malkontentesten)
- (archaic) discontent
- Synonym: unzufrieden
1910, Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge [The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge]:Der Oheim, welcher neben mir saß, war ein alter Mann, dessen hartes und verbranntes Gesicht einige schwarze Flecke zeigte, wie ich erfuhr, die Folgen einer explodierten Pulverladung; mürrisch und malkontent wie er war, hatte er als Major seinen Abschied genommen, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Polish
Etymology
Either from French malcontent, from Middle French malcontent, or from Italian malcontento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malˈkɔn.tɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɔntɛnt
- Syllabification: mal‧kon‧tent
Noun
malkontent m inan (female equivalent malkontentka)
- (literary) wet blanket
- Synonyms: maruda, smutas
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Further reading
- malkontent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- malkontent in Polish dictionaries at PWN