Meaning & use
malcontent
A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious, especially against authority or their current situation.
See it in a sentence
A handful of malcontents in the office kept complaining about every new policy.
The novel follows a young malcontent who eventually leads a workers' revolt.
A note on using this word
Malcontent can also be an adjective, as in 'malcontent workers,' meaning discontented or rebellious.
Words with a similar meaning
dissenterrebel
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Dissatisfied with existing conditions and inclined to rebel against them.
Malcontent citizens gathered outside the royal palace to demand swift reform.
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