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displeasure definition

dis·pleas·ure (-plez̸h′ər)

noun

  1. the fact or feeling of being displeased; dissatisfaction, disapproval, annoyance, etc.
  2. Archaic discomfort, sorrow, trouble, etc.

Etymology: ME displesir < OFr desplaisir, inf. used as n.: see displease

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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