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yearning vs discontentment

discontentment vs yearning

yearning and discontentment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
yearning Yes No No No
discontentment Yes No No No
As nouns, discontentment is a hyponym of yearning; that is, discontentment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yearning:
  • yearning: prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  • discontentment: a longing for something better than the present situation
Other hyponyms of yearning include hankering, yen, pining, wishfulness, wistfulness, nostalgia, discontent, discontentedness.
yearning (noun) discontentment (noun)
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need a longing for something better than the present situation
Difference between yearning and discontentment

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