displeasure
/dɪsˈplɛʒə/US/dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/
displeasure noun: a feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
Noun
displeasure (usually uncountable, plural displeasures)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- discontent, discontentment, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, condemnation, disapprobation, disapproval
- 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...
- Synonyms:
- ache, discomfort, pain
- A state of disgrace or disfavour.
- [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...
- [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
Verb
displeasure (third-person singular simple present displeasures, present participle displeasuring, simple past and past participle displeasured)
displeasure meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
displeasure in Hindi
- displeasure, discontent
- असंतोष asantoṣ
- displeasure
- रंजीदगी rañjīdgī
- displeasure, irritation
- रंजिश rañjiś
- displeasure, dissatisfaction
- नाख़ुशी nāxuśī
displeasure in Tamil
- அதிருப்தி, மகிழ்வின்மை, கோபம், சினம், மகிழ் வின்மை, மன நிறைவின்மை
displeasure in Marathi
- displeasure, dissatisfaction
- नाराजी nārājī
displeasure in Urdu
- displeasure
- کشیدگی kaśīdgī
More languagesFewer languages
- displeasure in Bengali
- অসন্তোষ, বিরক্তি
- displeasure in Malayalam
- അപ്രീതി aprīti, നീരസം nīrasaṁ
- displeasure in Kannada
- ಕಂಗು, ಎಡಂಬಡು, ಚಡಪಡ, ಚಡಪಡಿಕೆ
- displeasure in Odia
- ଅସୁଖ asukha
- displeasure in Sanskrit
- कोप kopa
- displeasure in Assamese
- বেজাৰ bezar
Examples of displeasure in a sentence
- Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.
- The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
- However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.
Synonyms of displeasure
- discontent
- discontentment
- dissatisfaction
- unhappiness
- condemnation
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- ache
- discomfort
- pain
Antonyms
Forms of displeasure
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | displeasures |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | displeasures |
| present participle | displeasuring |
| past participle | displeasured |
| past | displeasured |
Origin of displeasure
From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease.
Words formed from displeasure
- displeasurable
- take a displeasure
- take displeasure
- displeasurement
Words that rhyme with displeasure
Questions about displeasure
- What does displeasure mean?
- Displeasure means a feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
- What is displeasure in Hindi?
- Displeasure in Hindi is असंतोष (asantoṣ), रंजीदगी (rañjīdgī), रंजिश (rañjiś). See Displeasure meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is displeasure?
- Displeasure can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce displeasure?
- Displeasure is pronounced /dɪsˈplɛʒə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of displeasure?
- The plural of displeasure is displeasures.
Words near displeasure in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: displeasure (page history and authors); असंतोष (Hindi) (page history and authors); displeasure (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नाराजी (Marathi) (page history and authors); کشیدگی (Urdu) (page history and authors); displeasure (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); displeasure (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅସୁଖ (Odia) (page history and authors); कोप (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); বেজাৰ (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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