discontenting

/dɪskəntˈɛntɪŋ/ adj

Causing discontent; dissatisfying.

Word Origin From Latin dis- 'apart, away' and tenere 'to hold' — content is literally 'held together,' satisfied. Discontenting is pulling that satisfaction apart, causing unrest. The root tenere also gives us contain, detain, maintain, and tenacious. The PIE root *ten- 'to stretch' is behind all these holding words.

adj Causing discontent; dissatisfying.

The discontenting working conditions led to a strike.

(形容词) 令人不满的;使人不满的

令人不满的工作条件导致了罢工。

(adjetivo) Que causa descontento; insatisfactorio.

Las condiciones laborales insatisfactorias condujeron a una huelga.

(adjectif) insatisfaisant; mécontentant [Qui cause du mécontentement; insatisfaisant.]

Les conditions de travail insatisfaisantes ont conduit à une grève.

(Adjektiv) unzufriedenstellend; misslich [Unzufriedenheit oder Missfallen hervorrufend]

Die **discontenting** Arbeitsbedingungen führten zu einem Streik.

(形容詞) 不満を引き起こす;不満足な思いをさせる。

不満が広がるような劣悪な労働環境となり、ストライキに発展した。

(adjetivo) insatisfatório; decepcionante; desagradável [Que causa descontentamento; insatisfatório.]

As condições de trabalho insatisfatórias levaram a uma greve.

verb present participle and gerund of discontent

He was discontenting his parents by dropping out of college.

(动词) 使不满 【使不满(的现在分词)】

他大学辍学让父母感到不满。

(verbo) Participio presente y gerundio de discontent (descontentar).

Estaba descontentando a sus padres al abandonar la universidad.

(verbe) mécontentant [Participe présent et gérondif de « discontent » (mécontenter).]

Il mécontentait ses parents en abandonnant l'université.

(Verb) verärgern; Unzufriedenheit bereiten [Unzufriedenheit verursachend oder ausdrückend; Partizip Präsens von ‚discontent‘]

Er machte seine Eltern durch seinen Studienabbruch **discontenting**.

(動詞) 「discontent(不満を抱かせる)」の現在分詞および動名詞形。

彼は大学を中退することで、両親をdiscontenting(不満にさせていた)。(⚠️注意: 形容詞的用法と混同しないこと)

(verbo) descontentando [Particípio presente e gerúndio de discontent (descontentar).]

Ele estava desagradando seus pais ao desistir da faculdade.

Word parts: dis + content + ing

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