displeasure

English

Etymology

From Old French desplaisir

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈplɛʒə/
(US) enPR: dĭs-plĕzhʹər, IPA^(key): /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/
Rhymes: -ɛʒə(r)

Noun

displeasure (usually uncountable, plural displeasures)

A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
- 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport‎:
  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.
That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
- Shakespeare
  Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
- Peacham
  He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for overmuch familiarity.

Synonyms

(feeling of being displeased with someone or something): discontent, discontentment, dissatisfaction, unhappiness
(pain, discomfort): ache, discomfort, pain
(disapproval): condemnation, disapprobation, disapproval

Antonyms

(feeling of being displeased with someone or something): contentment, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction
(pain, discomfort): ease
(disapproval): approbation, approval, blessing

Derived terms

displeasurable
take a displeasure, take displeasure
displeasurement

Translations

feeling of being displeased with someone or something

Armenian: դժգոհություն (hy) (džgohutʿyun)
Bulgarian: неудоволствие (bg) n (neudovolstvie)
Finnish: tyytymättömyys (fi)
Japanese: 不快 (ja) (ふかい, fukai)

Kurdish:
Sorani: ناڕه‌زایی‎ (narrezayî)
Romanian: nemulțumire (ro) f
Russian: неудово́льствие (ru) n (neudovólʹstvije)

pain, discomfort

Esperanto: malplezuro
Romanian: indispoziție (ro) f, jenă (ro), stinghereală (ro) f

Spanish: desazón (es) f

disapproval

Bulgarian: неодобрение (bg) n (neodobrenie)
Kurdish:
Sorani: ناڕه‌زایی‎ (narrezayî)

Romanian: dezaprobare (ro) f, nemulțumire (ro)

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} míphléisiúr m

Verb

displeasure (third-person singular simple present displeasures, present participle displeasuring, simple past and past participle displeasured)

(archaic) To displease or offend.