SINCE 1828
anti-pleasure
adjective
an·ti-plea·sure
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈple-zhər
, -ˈplā-, ˌan-tī-\
, -ˈplā-, ˌan-tī-\
Definition of anti-pleasure
: opposed or hostile to pleasure
She was a representative of the new, politically correct, anti-pleasure school of art people.— Janet Malcolm
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