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displeasure

[ dis-plezh-er ]

noun

  1. dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
  3. Archaic. a cause of offense, annoyance, or injury.


verb (used with object)

displeasured, displeasuring.
  1. Archaic. to displease.

displeasure

/ ɪˈɛə /

noun

  1. the condition of being displeased
  2. archaic.
    1. pain
    2. an act or cause of offence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. an archaic word for displease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·𲹲u·· adjective
  • 徱·𲹲u·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of displeasure1

1400–50; dis- 1 + pleasure; replacing late Middle English desplaisir < Middle French (noun use of infinitive); displease
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All of this has been seen in Israel and elsewhere as a sign of the Israeli government's displeasure with Pope Francis's impassioned remarks on the war in Gaza.

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Many Canadians have already made their displeasure with Trump’s economic and immigration policies clear.

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Ordinary Greenlanders also made their displeasure known, promising that the American delegation would not receive a warm welcome.

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He displayed his displeasure during his first term in office: furious about Europe's low defence spending; incandescent over the EU's trade surplus with the US.

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“In the House of Representatives, the majority is in complete control,” Cisneros said, as the crowd in El Monte muttered in displeasure.

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