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 Translation for 'discontent' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a discontent | discontents
SYNO discontent | discontented | discontentedness | ...
fúllyndi {hv}discontent
óánægja {kv}discontent
óánægjurödd {kv}voice of discontent
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Usage Examples English
  • The end of the Callaghan ministry was presaged by the Winter of Discontent, a period of serious industrial discontent.
  • The Queen's purported relationship with prime minister Godoy in combination with her reputed political influence exposed her to the public's discontent over Godoy's Treaty with Napoleonic France, in which French troops were stationed in Spain, and in one incident, the Queen was threatened by a mob and had to be protected by her life guard.
  • The union was dissolved in 1999, after decades of discontent by members.
  • Popular discontent grew with the increase in taxes.
  • "The Winter of Our Discontent" is John Steinbeck's last novel, published in 1961.

  • The June 1935 protest was prefaced by other periods of discontent with the new monopoly.
  • Ukrainian society reacted to mobilizations with discontent and protests.
  • Wilkerson, I. (2020) Caste: The origins of our discontent. New York: NY Random House Books.
  • However, it was rapid changes in agriculture and its intensive mechanisation, which aggravated the situation of the peasants outside the system and those without land, while even inside the co-operative structures discontent mounted, resulting from excessive sclerotic bureaucracy undermined efficiency and even led to late payment of wages.
  • Shortly after, when the soldiers complained about unevenness of rewards to them, the officers were unable to quell their discontent, requiring Cao to personally speak to them and comfort them before the discontent faded.

  • The attacks increased political discontent towards the government from the military community.
  • In May 1970 Goedhart left the Labour Party after being discontent with the party disproval of the American actions in the Vietnam War.
  • Ragahvaiah's administration is considered to be a mixture of progress as well as discontent.
  • The growing discontent among the civilian population was registered by the Soviet secret services, who intercepted a growing number of civilians' letters voicing discontent and desperation.
  • In London the novel places McAsh at the center of the discontent of 1768 which saw working people become dissatisfied with a higher cost of living and poor wages.

  • political science professor Jeremy Pressman, was "popular Palestinian discontent [...] grew during the Oslo peace process because the reality on the ground did not match the expectations created by the peace agreements".
  • political science professor Jeremy Pressman, was "popular Palestinian discontent [...] grew during the Oslo peace process because the reality on the ground did not match the expectations created by the peace agreements."
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