ill-affected vs malcontent

ill-affected is not a noun while malcontent is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ill-affected	No	Yes	No	No
malcontent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ill-affected and malcontent are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ill-affected include disaffected, rebellious.

ill-affected (noun)	malcontent (noun)
	a person who is discontented or disgusted

ill-affected (adjective)	malcontent (adjective)
discontented as toward authority	discontented as toward authority