seethe with discontent
Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words
To be full of strong, unexpressed anger or dissatisfaction.
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- The country was seething with discontent and the threat of revolution was real.
- The workforce began to seethe with discontent over the new pay cuts.
- Underneath her calm exterior, she seethed with discontent about the unfair decision.
- The entire city is seething with discontent following the mayor's controversial new policy.
- By the end of the meeting, the team members were visibly seething with discontent.
- The population had seethed with discontent for years before the uprising finally occurred.
- A society that ignores its youth will soon find itself seething with discontent.
- He wrote in his journal about how he seethed with discontent but felt powerless to speak out.
- The online forums were seething with discontent after the game's disappointing update was released.
- If these issues are not addressed, the organization will continue to seethe with discontent.