"displacency" meaning in All languages combined

See displacency on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: displacencies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin displacentia, for displicentia, from displicere (“to displease”), from dis- + placere (“to please”). See displease, and compare displeasance. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|displacentia}} Latin displacentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} displacency (countable and uncountable, plural displacencies)
  1. (obsolete) Lack of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-displacency-en-noun-9uutJhlm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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