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displicence

displicence noun: discontent, dislike, dissatisfaction.

Noun

displicence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Discontent, dislike, dissatisfaction.
    • VVherefore I beſeech every one vvhom it may concerne, to put on a ſerious diſplicence, upon theſe occaſions, that they may not incurre this menace of Chriſt, VVoe be unto you that laugh novv, but rather entitle themſelves to this promiſe of the Holy Ghoſt, They ſhall laugh in the latter day.1648, Walter Montagu, “The Eleventh Treatise. Of Medisance or Detraction. §. II. Some Rules whereby to Square Our Discourse, and an Expedient Offered towards the Correction of Medisance.”, in...

Forms of displicence

alternative formdisplicency

Origin of displicence

From Latin displicentia. See displacency.

Questions about displicence

What does displicence mean?
Displicence means discontent, dislike, dissatisfaction.
What part of speech is displicence?
Displicence is a noun.

Words near displicence in the dictionary

  1. displenishes
  2. displenishing
  3. displenishment
  4. displenishments
  5. disples
  6. displicence
  7. displicencies
  8. displicency
  9. displing
  10. displode
  11. disploded

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