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displeasure

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dis⋅pleas⋅ure

  [dis-plezh-er] noun, verb, -ured, -ur⋅ing.
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–noun
1. dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
2. discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
3. Archaic. a cause of offense, annoyance, or injury.
–verb (used with object)
4. Archaic. to displease.
Origin:
1400–50; dis- 1 + pleasure; r. late ME desplaisir < MF (n. use of inf.); see displease

Related forms:
dis⋅pleas⋅ure⋅a⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅pleas⋅ure⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. distaste, dislike; indignation, vexation. See dissatisfaction.

Antonyms:
1. pleasure.
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dis·pleas·ure   (dĭs-plězh'ər)   
n.  

  1. The condition or fact of being displeased; dissatisfaction.

  2. Discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.

  3. Archaic An injurious offense.


[Middle English displesure, from Old French desplaisir : des-, dis- + plaisir, pleasure; see pleasure.]
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