malcontent

MAL-kun-tentnoun

Meaning a person who is always dissatisfied and complaining

Memory hook MAL-CONTENT: never content. Grandpa Gus is never content, not even at the beach: he is a malcontent.

Even on a perfect beach day, the malcontent found something to grumble about.

In context Most of the crew liked the new schedule, but one malcontent complained about it at every meeting and refused even to try it.

Similar grumbler, complainer, grouch

From French malcontent, “ill content”: mal (badly) + content (satisfied).

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