Happy
Happy adjective - Feeling that one's needs or desires have been met.
Usage example: has been much happier ever since she moved
Malcontent is an antonym for happy.
Malcontent
Malcontent adjective - Having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions.
Usage example: she seems like a very malcontent person, always acting as if the entire world were out to get her
Happy is an antonym for malcontent.
Both words in one sentence
- From The Lord of the Rings: Bill Ferny, Harry Goatleaf, and the rest of the "ruffians" from Bree, plus the malcontent hobbit Ted Sandyman, who are more than happy to join Lotho Sackville-Baggins as hired thugs when he takes over the Shire with Saruman's help.
Source: Black Shirt
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