displeasure

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/dɪsˈplɛʒə/(UK)
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/dɪsˈplɛʒə/(UK) · /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/(US)

Definition of displeasure

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
    “Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
    “Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.”
  2. (uncountable, usually)That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
    “Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?”
  3. (uncountable, usually)A state of disgrace or disfavour.
    “[King Lear] charged me, on pain of their perpetual displeasure, neither to speak of him [Edgar], entreat for him, nor any way sustain him.”
    “[H]ee went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for ouermuch familiaritie with a kinswoman of his.”

verb

  1. (archaic)To displease or offend.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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