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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The first known use of anti-pleasure was in 1847
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