discontentedly

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɪdɫi/ adv

In a discontented manner.

Word Origin Content comes from Latin contentus 'contained, satisfied' — literally 'held together'. So discontentedly means in a state of not being held together, restless. The same root tenere gives us container (that which holds) and contentment (the state of being held, satisfied).

adv In a discontented manner.

He sighed discontentedly after reading the disappointing news.

(副词) 不满地;不满足地

读完令人失望的消息后,他不满地叹了口气。

(adverbio) con desagrado; disgustadamente; con insatisfacción; de mal humor [Con desagrado; de manera insatisfecha.]

Suspiró con desagrado tras leer las decepcionantes noticias.

(adverbe) d'un air mécontent; avec mécontentement; mécontentement [Avec mécontentement, d'un air insatisfait.]

Il a soupiré d'un air mécontent après avoir lu la nouvelle décevante.

(Adverb) unzufrieden; missmutig [Auf eine unzufriedene oder missmutige Weise.]

Er seufzte **discontentedly**, nachdem er die enttäuschende Nachricht gelesen hatte.

(副詞) 不満そうに、満足していない様子で。

彼は期待外れの知らせを読んだ後、不満げにため息をついた。

(advérbio) descontentemente; com descontentamento; de modo descontente [De maneira descontente.]

Ele suspirou com insatisfação depois de ler a notícia decepcionante.

Word parts: dis + content + ed + ly

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