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displeasure

American  
[dis-plezh-er] / dɪsˈplɛʒ ər /

noun

  1. dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.

    Synonyms:
    vexation, indignation, dislike, distaste
    Antonyms:
    pleasure

  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 British  
/ dɪsˈplɛʒə /

noun

  1. the condition of being displeased

  2. archaic

    1. pain

    2. an act or cause of offence

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verb

  1. an archaic word for displease

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Related Words

See dissatisfaction.

Other Word Forms

  • displeasureable adjective
  • displeasureably adverb

Etymology

Origin of displeasure

1400–50; dis- 1 + pleasure; replacing late Middle English desplaisir < Middle French (noun use of infinitive); displease

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