displeasure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- dĭs-plĕzhʹər (US)
- /dɪsˈplɛʒə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.
2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport:
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(uncountable, usually) That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?
c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
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(uncountable, usually) A state of disgrace or disfavour.
[H]ee went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for ouermuch familiaritie with a kinswoman of his.
1622, Henry Peacham, The compleat gentleman fashioning him absolute in the most necessary & commendable qualities concerning minde or bodie that may be required in a noble gentleman., page 101:[King Lear] charged me, on pain of their perpetual displeasure, neither to speak of him [Edgar], entreat for him, nor any way sustain him.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| displeasures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
happiness (antonym(s) of “feeling of being displeased with someone or something”) · approbation (antonym(s) of “disapproval”) · satisfaction (antonym(s) of “feeling of being displeased with someone or something”) · approval (antonym(s) of “disapproval”) · pleasure (antonym(s) of “feeling of being displeased with someone or something”) · blessing (antonym(s) of “disapproval”) · contentment (antonym(s) of “feeling of being displeased with someone or something”) · ease (antonym(s) of “pain, discomfort”)
Deriveds
take a displeasure · displeasurable · take displeasure · displeasurement
Synonyms
condemnation (disapproval) · discomfort (pain, discomfort) · pain (pain, discomfort) · disapproval (disapproval) · discontent (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · dissatisfaction (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · disapprobation (disapproval) · ache (pain, discomfort) · unhappiness (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · discontentment (feeling of being displeased with someone or something)
Translations (39)
pl niezadowolenie (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · eo malplaĉo (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es desplacer (pain, discomfort) · es displacer (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es disgusto (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ml അപ്രീതി (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es desplacer (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · fi tyytymättömyys (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ml നീരസം (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ru неудово́льствие (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · pl dezaprobata (disapproval) · ro nemulțumire (disapproval) · ckb ناڕەزایی (disapproval) · ro jenă (pain, discomfort) · pt desprazer (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es desagrado (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · eo malplezuro (pain, discomfort) · ja 不快 (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ro stinghereală (pain, discomfort) · es despesar (disused) (pain, discomfort) · fr malaise (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es desazón (pain, discomfort) · bg неудоволствие (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es amargón (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · bcl pagkasuya (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ca disgust (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es displacer (pain, discomfort) · fr peine (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ro indispoziție (pain, discomfort) · ro nemulțumire (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · hy դժգոհություն (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ckb ناڕەزایی (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · it dispiacere (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · pl nieprzychylność (disapproval) · pl dyskomfort (pain, discomfort) · bg неодобрение (disapproval) · ca pena (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · es desazón (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) · ro dezaprobare (disapproval)