malcontent
noun
[ ˈmalkəntɛnt ]
• a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
• "it was too late to stop the malcontents with a show of force"
Similar:
troublemaker,
mischief-maker,
agitator,
dissentient,
dissident,
rebel,
disruptor,
discontent,
complainer,
grumbler,
moaner,
fault-finder,
carper,
stirrer,
grouch,
grouser,
griper,
nitpicker,
bellyacher,
beefer,
whinger,
kvetch,
malcontent
adjective
• dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious.
• "the malcontent generals saw their role as leaders of this counter-revolution"
Similar:
disaffected,
discontented,
dissatisfied,
disgruntled,
fed up,
restive,
unhappy,
annoyed,
irritated,
displeased,
vexed,
peeved,
piqued,
put out,
malcontented,
resentful,
rebellious,
dissentious,
factious,
troublemaking,
grumbling,
complaining,
fault-finding,
carping,
nitpicking,
bellyaching,
browned off,
cheesed off,
brassed off,
not best pleased,
hacked off,
teed off,
ticked off,
pissed off,
peed off,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from mal ‘badly, ill’ + content ‘pleased’.
