displeasure

[ dis-plezh-er ]
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noun
  1. dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.

  2. discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.

  1. Archaic. a cause of offense, annoyance, or injury.

verb (used with object),dis·pleas·ured, dis·pleas·ur·ing.
  1. Archaic. to displease.

Origin of displeasure

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for displeasure

displeasure

/ (dɪsˈplɛʒə) /


noun
  1. the condition of being displeased

  2. archaic

    • pain

    • an act or cause of offence

verb
  1. an archaic word for displease

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