displeasure
noun
dis·plea·sure
(ˌ)dis-ˈple-zhər 
-ˈplā-
1
: the feeling of one that is displeased : disfavor
2
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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But some owners expressed displeasure with the results being public and how they were painted in a negative light.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Beijing has shown continued displeasure with Tokyo since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Several other writers on the picket line expressed similar displeasure at the accusations that the WGSU were levying against guild leadership.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Redick later earned a technical himself – the team’s third of the game – after expressing displeasure over an uncalled goaltending courtesy of Celtics center Neemias Queta.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Beijing has shown continued displeasure with Tokyo since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Several other writers on the picket line expressed similar displeasure at the accusations that the WGSU were levying against guild leadership.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Redick later earned a technical himself – the team’s third of the game – after expressing displeasure over an uncalled goaltending courtesy of Celtics center Neemias Queta.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displeasure. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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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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