discontent, tie oneself in a knot, malcontent.The storm inundating a large stretch of the South and Midwest has wreaked havoc since Wednesday. Heavy rain and flooding are likely to ease by Monday.

Residents Exhausted From Dayslong Storm Are Desperate for a Break

The storm inundating a large stretch of the South and Midwest has wreaked havoc since Wednesday. Heavy rain and flooding are likely to ease by Monday.

Why Washington Is Tied Up in Knots

By Peter Beinart

Discontent with government is at its highest level in more than a decade -- making it harder to solve the country's biggest problems

tie oneself in a knot 對某事困惑, 使自己緊張

France Votes Its Discontents

President Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande will now face each other in a presidential runoff on May 6 that is likely to be important for all of Europe.

malcontent	(adjective) Discontented as toward authority.
Synonyms:	disaffected, ill-affected, rebellious
Usage:	The film follows three malcontent teenagers as they gather a following of like-minded peers and wreak havoc with their attempts to buck the system.

 discontent,

 (dĭs'kən-tĕnt')
n.

1. 1. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
   2. A restless longing for better circumstances.
2. One who is discontented.

adj.
Discontented.

tr.v., -tent·ed, -tent·ing, -tents.
To make discontented.

discontentment dis'con·tent'ment n.