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displeasure

[dis-plezh-er] Origin

dis·pleas·ure

[dis-plezh-er] noun, verb, -ured, -ur·ing.
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.

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Displeasure is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

Origin:
1400–50; dis-1 + pleasure; replacing late Middle English desplaisir < Middle French (noun use of infinitive); see displease

dis·pleas·ure·a·ble, adjective
dis·pleas·ure·a·bly, adverb


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


1. pleasure.

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displeasure (dɪsˈplɛʒə)
 
n
1.  the condition of being displeased
2.  archaic
 a.  pain
 b.  an act or cause of offence
 
vb
3.  an archaic word for displease

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displeasure
late 15c.; see dis- + pleasure.
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