malkontent

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French malcontent.

Adjective

malkontent (strong nominative masculine singular malkontenter, comparative malkontenter, superlative am malkontentesten)

  1. (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, []
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Polish

Etymology

Either from French malcontent, from Middle French malcontent, or from Italian malcontento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malˈkɔn.tɛnt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔntɛnt
  • Syllabification: mal‧kon‧tent

Noun

malkontent m inan (female equivalent malkontentka)

  1. (literary) wet blanket
    Synonyms: maruda, smutas

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
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Further reading

  • malkontent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • malkontent in Polish dictionaries at PWN