displeasure B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/ UK /dɪsˈplɛʒə/ See IPA manual Freq #29876 Meanings 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 ↔ Opposites approbationapprovalblessingcontentmenteasehappinesspleasuresatisfaction Word family Derived forms displeasurabledispleasurement Etymology AI details From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # displeasure **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈplɛʒə/ **Frequency rank:** 29876 ## Meanings 1. A feeling of being annoyed or unhappy about something. ## Examples - She frowned to show her displeasure at the decision. ## Antonyms - approbation - approval - blessing - contentment - ease - happiness - pleasure - satisfaction ## Derived Forms - displeasurable - displeasurement ## Etymology From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease. ## AI Etymology Displeasure comes from Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease. In current use, the main sense is “A feeling of being annoyed or unhappy about something”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown