cause of discontent
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcauseanddiscontent
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cause
noun
uk/kɔːz/us/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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discontent
noun[U]
uk/ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/us/ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/
a feeling of wanting better treatment or an ...
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(Definition ofcauseanddiscontentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That loophole should be closed once for all; otherwise, it will be a constantcauseofdiscontentand will return to haunt us.
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That was thecauseofdiscontentamong mine workers.
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That is the grievance which anyone who represents an industrial area will realise is the greatestcauseofdiscontent.
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Onecauseofdiscontentprevalent in the industry today is there is much too great a tendency to increase officialdom.
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This is acauseofdiscontent, and it ought to be put right.
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This is a very seriouscauseofdiscontent, and it is bringing about much bitterness and heart burning.
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But there is urgent need to defuse the most immediatecauseofdiscontent.
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The cold sandwich lunch with a piece of fruit, however, persists almost everywhere as the principalcauseofdiscontent.
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It removed thecauseofdiscontentby replacing the worst of the staff with wise men.
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That is one of the principal causes of discontent among married men.
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We must, therefore, look elsewhere for the causes of discontent.
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There is only one way of preventing revolution, and that is by removing the causes of discontent.
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It is one of the largest causes of discontent among the occupiers of mobile homes.
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The real way is to remove, these causes of discontent.
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I believe that the price of beer and the quality of beer are two of the biggest causes of discontent in this country.
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If the changes do not attack the causes of discontent, the damage may well be fatal.
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We have to admit that there are fundamental differences between those nations, and no doubt there are many justifiable causes of discontent.
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We are saying that, in spite of what he said about the tension being decreased as a result of the causes of discontent being removed, we need a larger force.
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Parliament has to deal with the great causes of discontent among the people.
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It rests on the unfounded assumption that a new upheaval will remove the causes of discontent and lead us inevitably to the hoped-for millennium.
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