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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

displeasure Synonyms

displeasure

n.

disapproval, annoyance, resentment; see anger, objection 1, offense 3. See syn. study at offense.

displeasure Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • incur: It is my greatest boast that I have incurred the displeasure of my Father!
  • express: This is simply the rebel expressing his/her displeasure at their own lack of autonomy.
  • cause: The perfectly fair scheme which properly rewards efforts and achievement without causing others displeasure does not exist.
  • show: She showed violent displeasure against our baptized Quaker, saying, " God had showed her, he would destroy all outward things.
  • have: The most horrible car I have ever had the displeasure to drive!
  • know: When they don't get these things they make their displeasure known to their humans.

Preposition: against

  • sin: PSALM 6 The trial at its deepest felt as divine displeasure against sin, and the need realized of mercy.

Adjective modifier

  • divine: Can thy heart endure when my almighty hand shall seize upon thee, and divine displeasure shall break out against thy soul?
  • extreme: Plus, the bag we bought had no key which lead to a few moments of extreme displeasure.
  • great: The government has not sought to conceal its great displeasure with these developments.
  • hot: Psalm XXXVII O Lord, rebuke me not in Thy wrath, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure.
  • evident: Alistair McGrath speaks with evident displeasure of the ' uncritical and totally unmerited identification of ' evangelicals ' with ' fundamentalists ' ' .
  • grave: A sound ethic, based on sympathy, must advocate the avoidance of types of action which are liable to occasion them grave displeasure.

Possessives

  • father: Tiamat favored the children until they, hearing of their father's displeasure, pre-empted his actions by killing him.
  • king: Here Hubert de Burgh, Chief Justice of England, sled for sanctuary when first apprised of the king's displeasure.

Preposition: at

  • prospect: When Wilson expressed his displeasure at this prospect, however, Phillips finally backed down.

Preposition: in

  • way: You are much too big to lick, so I suppose I shall have to mark my displeasure in some other way.

Preposition: of

  • people: To divert from this remit will incur the displeasure of people that the reporter has to then go to every day for other stories.