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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Apple, which makes around 90% of its iPhones in China via its manufacturing partner Foxconn, has been looking to move more production to India — though Trump has also voiced displeasure with that.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Trump has made his displeasure of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell well-known and threatened to attempt to fire him, even though the appointment to chairman has historically been protected from presidential meddling without cause.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Casemiro showed his displeasure, physically demonstrating how Hojlund could have taken hold of the ball and laid off to a team-mate.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Teens can also express their displeasure with someone by taking them off their close friends list on Instagram, or — a more extreme step — unfollowing them entirely, Akshaya said.
—Anna North, Vox, 15 May 2025
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Trump has made his displeasure of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell well-known and threatened to attempt to fire him, even though the appointment to chairman has historically been protected from presidential meddling without cause.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 May 2025
Casemiro showed his displeasure, physically demonstrating how Hojlund could have taken hold of the ball and laid off to a team-mate.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Teens can also express their displeasure with someone by taking them off their close friends list on Instagram, or — a more extreme step — unfollowing them entirely, Akshaya said.
—Anna North, Vox, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for displeasure
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displeasure. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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