displeasure

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/ UK /dɪsˈplɛʒə/
noun verb Freq #29876

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A feeling of being annoyed or unhappy about something.

    She frowned to show her displeasure at the decision.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a feeling of being annoyed... disapprovaldissatisfactiondiscontent
Word family
Derived forms displeasurabledispleasurement

Etymology

From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease.

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