undelight

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌʌndɪˈlaɪt/ UK /ˌʌndɪˈlaɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
lack or absence of delight; displeasure

He read the dreary report with growing undelight.

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Synonyms

1 noun · lack or absence of delight;... displeasure dissatisfaction discontent dismay

Opposites

delight pleasure joy gladness

Word family

Related forms delight delightful delectable

Etymology

From un- ('not, lack of') + delight, from Old French delit, from delitier ('to please greatly'), from Latin delectare ('to delight, allure'), frequentative of delicere ('to entice').

un- Old English delitier Old French delectare Latin lacere Latin

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# undelight

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌndɪˈlaɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌndɪˈlaɪt/

## Meanings
1. lack or absence of delight; displeasure

## Examples
- He read the dreary report with growing undelight.

## Synonyms
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
- discontent
- dismay

## Antonyms
- delight
- pleasure
- joy
- gladness

## Related Forms
- delight
- delightful
- delectable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: delitier
- Root: delectare
- Root: lacere

## Etymology
From un- ('not, lack of') + delight, from Old French delit, from delitier ('to please greatly'), from Latin delectare ('to delight, allure'), frequentative of delicere ('to entice').

## AI Etymology
Undelight is from un- ('not, lack of') + delight, from Old French delit, from delitier ('to please greatly'), from Latin delectare ('to delight, allure'), frequentative of delicere ('to entice'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), delitier (Old French), delectare (Latin), and lacere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers lack or absence of delight; displeasure. The wider family includes related words such as delight, delightful, and delectable.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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