Difference between Discontent and Dissent

DISCONTENT vs DISSENT: NOUN

A discontented person. (see also malcontent).
A longing for better times or circumstances.
Dissatisfaction.
A discontented person; a malcontent.
Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.
One who is discontented; a malcontent.
Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction with some present state of things; displeasure.
One who is discontented.
A restless longing for better circumstances.
A longing for something better than the present situation
Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.

A difference of opinion
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity.
A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion.
The act of dissenting; a holding or expressing of a different or contrary opinion; refusal to be bound by an opinion or a decision that is contrary to one's own judgment.
A declaration of disagreement in opinion about something: as, the minority entered their dissent on the records of the house.
Eccles., refusal to acknowledge or conform to the doctrines, ritual, or government of an established church, particularly in England and Scotland.
Contrariety of nature; opposite quality.
The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.

To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.
To differ; to be of a contrary nature.
To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

To differ; be of a different or contrary nature.
To be of a different or contrary opinion or feeling; withhold approval or assent: with from before the object.
Eccles., to refuse to acknowledge, conform to, or be bound by the doctrines or rules of an established church. See dissenter.
The act of protesting

Anger, Resentment, Disaffection, Unhappiness, Dissatisfaction, Discontentedness, Ungratified, Ill affected, Unsatisfied, Rebellious, Dissatisfied, Restless, Malcontent, Disaffected, Disgruntled

Dissident, Disagreement, Disapproval, Unhappiness, Dissatisfaction, Criticism, Displeasure, Discord, Opposition, Discontent, Dissension, Dissidence, Resist, Objection, Protest

Indignation, Displeasure, Unease, Frustration, Anger, Unhappiness, Ungratified, Ill affected, Unsatisfied, Rebellious, Dissatisfied, Restless, Malcontent, Disaffected, Disgruntled

Contestation, Opinion, Censure, Dissident, Disagreement, Unhappiness, Criticism, Displeasure, Discord, Opposition, Dissension, Dissidence, Resist, Objection, Protest

WATTENBERG: There is discontent within the Reform Party.
Popular discontent was brewing over unfair wealth distribution.
Union Government, which remained unimplemented, causing simmering discontent.
American citizen to investigate the cause of discontent.
ISDS claims, discontent with the system will grow.
These measures caused deep discontent in the aristocracy.
Ethans Discontent for Life and The Poor Choices.
Patterns of Discontent: Will History Repeat in Iran?
What is then achieved is discontent, Amy Wygant the discontent of the questioner, and that can only be good for the study of history.
With failure comes discontent, and discontent spurs dissent.

Justice Clarence Thomas offered a far different dissent.
The answer which the dissent gave to the problem determined the dissent.
Movement lawyers failed to protect protesters from judicial impatience when polite forms of dissent gave way to dissent of a more assertive variety.
Because dissent, generally, marks a challenge to authority, it is therefore unsurprising that dissent has been more strongly associated with liberals than with conservatives.
VERY SHORT DISSENT This dissent is one of the shortest opinions that Justice Thomas has written in his tenure on the Supreme Court.
Failure to comply strictly with the Dissent Procedures may result in the loss or unavailability of the Dissent Right.
Character of the Political Dissent There are three primary reasons for political dissent within Jordan since its creation.
The Dissent Justice Stevens, in dissent, takes a polar opposite view to that of the plurality.
Dissent: The dissent reasoned that the facts did not conclusively show economic duress.
It was, in essence, a dissent to the dissent.