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displeasure

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of displeasure

1 refusal to accept as right or desirable

  • fans showed their displeasure by loudly booing the umpire
Synonyms of displeasure

deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, dislike
Words Related to displeasure

disrelish, distaste

rejection, thumbs-down

blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, dispraise, opprobrium, reprehension, reproach, reprobation

antagonism, antipathy, hostility

belittlement, disparagement, objection, opposition
Near Antonyms of displeasure

acclaim, commendation, praise

endorsement (also indorsement), sanction, thumbs-up

empathy, sympathy
Antonyms of displeasure

approbation, approval, favor

2 the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation

  • his displeasure with his job intensified as the years wore on
Synonyms of displeasure

discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disgruntlement, dissatisfaction
Words Related to displeasure

bitterness, resentment

aggrievement, disquiet, perturbation, uneasiness

blues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despondency, disconsolateness, doldrums, dolefulness, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps

misery, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, wretchedness
Near Antonyms of displeasure

bliss, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, lightheartedness

elatedness, exultation, jubilation, triumph
Antonyms of displeasure

contentedness, contentment, pleasure, satisfaction

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