1
as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
fans showed their displeasure by loudly booing the umpire
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as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
his displeasure with his job intensified as the years wore on
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Recent Examples of displeasure
Women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer expressed some displeasure, too, when his team was forced to play consecutive road games against powerhouses South Carolina and LSU last month.
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Protesters noisily share their displeasure with ICE outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
After repeatedly sparring behind the scenes with local prosecutors, Reiter went public in 2006, expressing his displeasure with the local prosecutor’s decision to take the case to a grand jury instead of charging Epstein directly.
—James Hill, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
The president then pivoted to his displeasure over a possible trade deal between Canada and China.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for displeasure
David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Protesters noisily share their displeasure with ICE outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
After repeatedly sparring behind the scenes with local prosecutors, Reiter went public in 2006, expressing his displeasure with the local prosecutor’s decision to take the case to a grand jury instead of charging Epstein directly.
—James Hill, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
The president then pivoted to his displeasure over a possible trade deal between Canada and China.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for displeasure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displeasure
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After an Anthropic employee inquired with Palantir about Claude’s role in the raid, a Palantir senior executive, who was alarmed by Anthropic’s seeming disapproval, notified the Pentagon, Semafor reported earlier.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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My mother has already expressed her disapproval of me bringing home anyone around her age.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Spanberger has, at times, expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the Democratic Party and its leadership.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Following Davidson’s outburst, Beachler was among the Black artists, along with actors Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce, who expressed dissatisfaction, hurt and anger at the way the British Academy and the BBC addressed Davidson’s outburst on Sunday night.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The spiraling cost of foodstuffs has been an increasing focus of consumer pain, with cucumbers becoming the most recent lightning rod for popular discontent.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The resolution carried no legal implications but signified a growing discontent among GOP lawmakers against the president’s economic policies.—
Sarah Davis,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displeasure. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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