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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Severino has already expressed his displeasure with pitching at the Athletics' temporary home ballpark in Sacramento and was likely to be moved before this report.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Is manager Will Venable capable of showing displeasure over the team’s losing?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Gauff was forced to serve again and voiced her displeasure over that decision to the umpire.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Much to the joy of some and displeasure of others, snow was falling across Nashville and Middle Tennessee Friday, with many residents likely to see several inches of the white stuff before day's end.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Is manager Will Venable capable of showing displeasure over the team’s losing?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Gauff was forced to serve again and voiced her displeasure over that decision to the umpire.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Much to the joy of some and displeasure of others, snow was falling across Nashville and Middle Tennessee Friday, with many residents likely to see several inches of the white stuff before day's end.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 Jul. 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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