displeasure
noun
dis·plea·sure
(ˌ)dis-ˈple-zhər 
-ˈplā-
1
: the feeling of one that is displeased : disfavor
2
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Examples of displeasure in a Sentence
The meeting will give people who object to the policy a chance to voice their displeasure.
Fans showed their displeasure at the umpire's call by booing loudly.
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Protesters have disrupted some of Biden's events and tens of thousands of Democratic primary voters have been encouraged to signal displeasure by backing other ballot options in several states' primaries, including key battlegrounds like Michigan.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Hernandez also wrote a private email to a coworker expressing her displeasure about the sale.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Hernandez also wrote a private email to a coworker expressing her displeasure about the sale.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displeasure. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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displeasure
noun
dis·plea·sure
(ˈ)dis-ˈplezh-ər
-ˈplāzh-
: a feeling of dislike and irritation : dissatisfaction
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