displeasure
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3.9
- noun
- /dɪsˈplɛʒər/
:
desagrado
- The teacher expressed her displeasure when the students failed to complete their assignments.
- express displeasure
- incur displeasure
- voice their displeasure
Those, of course, are one of the main tools that the US is using to show its displeasure with the Islamic Republic.
- Those, of course, are one of the main tools that the US is using to show its displeasure with the Islamic Republic.
- You're going to feel guilt, you're going to feel even a little bit of displeasure.
- You could use guilt and you could use sarcasm, but there was a lot of attempts to hide anger and displeasure.
- What's this allure towards black and white thinking or the displeasure that people have with more subtle or complex or nuanced opinions?
- Or the prophet prays and says, Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, nor chasten me in thy displeasure.
- And going beyond and understanding that in the displeasures of things there is pleasure in the like.
Examples
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We cannot risk incurring his displeasure.
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That the gods are expressing their displeasure with our behavior.
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I know it's not going to change the system, but I I want to, as an individual, mark my displeasure with the system.
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The crowd clearly showing their displeasure at this decision.
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Now, why do you keep up this show of displeasure?
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In this study, younger children showed displeasure more frequently than their older peers.
Academic text (2012) -
But that initial wave of displeasure was fleeting.
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When he called that night, he didn't hide his displeasure at my activities.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many have expressed their displeasure with schools in the form of academic underachievement, school suspension, and expulsion.
Academic text (2013) -
Wind farms are springing up like mushrooms to the great displeasure of the local Zapotec farmers.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
957
1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
391
2.5
A feeling of anger or annoyance when you cannot get what you want
223
1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
49
5.1
A feeling of not being satisfied with the present situation
45
3.0
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
42
1.8
A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life
39
5.5
Anger you feel when someone treats you unfairly
37
3.7
Feeling unhappy or not pleased with something
28
4.1
A mild feeling of not liking something
27
3.6
A feeling of annoyance or anger
26
2.8
The feeling you have when something bothers you
17
4.2
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
15
5.7
A strong feeling of being very annoyed and impatient
1
6.2
A feeling of unhappiness about a situation and wanting something better
1
7.0
A feeling of being unhappy and annoyed about something
1
9.9
Strong judgment that someone's actions are wrong
1
7.2
A strong feeling of anger when something seems unfair
1
9.9
A feeling of dislike for something like a food or task
A feeling of being unhappy with a situation and wanting change
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word displeasure comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and from pleasure, related to please meaning 'to make happy'. So, displeasure is the feeling of 'not' being pleased, like when you are annoyed or unhappy with something.