Tending to cause discontent or dissatisfaction; causing people to be unhappy.
From discontent + -ive (Latin suffix -ivus meaning 'having a tendency to'). This rare formation suggests a quality or nature that inherently produces discontent in others.
This ultra-rare word shows how English uses the -ive suffix to describe inherent tendencies—it's not just something that makes you discontent, but something with a 'discontent-producing nature' built into it, like a truly unfair system.
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