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.

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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

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

Example Sentences

Earlier in the day, Johnson had expressed his displeasure with the move.

From Barron's

Earlier in the day, Johnson had expressed his displeasure with the move.

From Barron's

"And, you know, I got to offend somebody from Scotland the second they walked in with my English shirt," he jokes, referencing my barely disguised displeasure at his choice of interview garb.

From BBC

The government has said it is closely monitoring the situation with the federal aviation minister expressing "clear displeasure" with how the airline had handled the situation.

From BBC

Cassidy has expressed displeasure with the committee’s work but hasn’t directly attacked Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• anger
• annoyance
• disapproval
• dislike
• dissatisfaction
• distaste
• indignation
• irritation
• pique
• resentment
• umbrage
• unhappiness