"displeasure" meaning in English

See displeasure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈplɛʒə/ [UK], /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-displeasure.wav Forms: displeasures [plural]
enPR: dĭs-plĕzhʹər [US] Rhymes: -ɛʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old French desplaisir. See displease. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|desplaisir}} Old French desplaisir Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} displeasure (usually uncountable, plural displeasures)
  1. A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (disapproval): condemnation, disapprobation, disapproval Synonyms (feeling of being displeased with someone or something): discontent, discontentment, dissatisfaction, unhappiness Translations (disapproval): неодобрение (neodobrenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ناڕەزایی (narrezayî) (Central Kurdish), dezaprobare [feminine] (Romanian), nemulțumire (Romanian) Translations (feeling of being displeased with someone or something): դժգոհություն (džgohutʻyun) (Armenian), pagkasuya (Bikol Central), неудоволствие (neudovolstvie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), disgust [masculine] (Catalan), ناڕەزایی (narrezayî) (Central Kurdish), malplaĉo (Esperanto), tyytymättömyys (Finnish), 不快 (fukai) (alt: ふかい) (Japanese), അപ്രീതി (aprīti) (Malayalam), നീരസം (nīrasaṁ) (Malayalam), desprazer [masculine] (Portuguese), nemulțumire [feminine] (Romanian), неудово́льствие (neudovólʹstvije) [neuter] (Russian), disgusto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-displeasure-en-noun-and23TV1 Disambiguation of 'disapproval': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'feeling of being displeased with someone or something': 84 13 3 Disambiguation of 'disapproval': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'feeling of being displeased with someone or something': 84 13 3
  2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms (pain, discomfort): ache, discomfort, pain Translations (pain, discomfort): malplezuro (Esperanto), indispoziție [feminine] (Romanian), jenă (Romanian), stinghereală [feminine] (Romanian), desazón [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-displeasure-en-noun-curVSyPc Disambiguation of Emotions: 26 51 1 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 58 4 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 66 6 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 48 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 63 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 66 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 24 60 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 21 69 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 58 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 60 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 17 80 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 65 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 60 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 60 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 23 65 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 23 65 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 63 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 58 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 65 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 69 5 6 Disambiguation of 'pain, discomfort': 14 68 18 Disambiguation of 'pain, discomfort': 14 68 18
  3. A state of disgrace or disfavour. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-displeasure-en-noun-YvL3vifR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: displeasurable, take a displeasure, take displeasure, displeasurement

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈplɛʒə/ [UK], /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-displeasure.wav Forms: displeasures [present, singular, third-person], displeasuring [participle, present], displeasured [participle, past], displeasured [past]
enPR: dĭs-plĕzhʹər [US] Rhymes: -ɛʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old French desplaisir. See displease. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|desplaisir}} Old French desplaisir Head templates: {{en-verb}} displeasure (third-person singular simple present displeasures, present participle displeasuring, simple past and past participle displeasured)
  1. (archaic) To displease or offend. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-displeasure-en-verb-WDAEWIG2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.",
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          "word": "不快"
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          "ref": "c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:",
          "text": "Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?",
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          "word": "indispoziție"
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          "word": "jenă"
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          "text": "[King Lear] charged me, on pain of their perpetual displeasure, neither to speak of him [Edgar], entreat for him, nor any way sustain him.",
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          "ref": "1622, Henry Peacham, The compleat gentleman fashioning him absolute in the most necessary & commendable qualities concerning minde or bodie that may be required in a noble gentleman., page 101:",
          "text": "[H]ee went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for ouermuch familiaritie with a kinswoman of his.",
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    },
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Central Kurdish translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Malayalam translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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    {
      "word": "displeasurable"
    },
    {
      "word": "take a displeasure"
    },
    {
      "word": "take displeasure"
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    {
      "word": "displeasurement"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
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          "ref": "2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:",
          "text": "Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?",
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        }
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        "That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury."
      ],
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        "usually"
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:",
          "text": "[King Lear] charged me, on pain of their perpetual displeasure, neither to speak of him [Edgar], entreat for him, nor any way sustain him.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1622, Henry Peacham, The compleat gentleman fashioning him absolute in the most necessary & commendable qualities concerning minde or bodie that may be required in a noble gentleman., page 101:",
          "text": "[H]ee went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for ouermuch familiaritie with a kinswoman of his.",
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        }
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    },
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      "enpr": "dĭs-plĕzhʹər",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɛʒə(ɹ)"
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    {
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "discontent"
    },
    {
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "discontentment"
    },
    {
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "dissatisfaction"
    },
    {
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "unhappiness"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "word": "ache"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "word": "discomfort"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "word": "pain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "word": "condemnation"
    },
    {
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "word": "disapprobation"
    },
    {
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "word": "disapproval"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "džgohutʻyun",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "դժգոհություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "pagkasuya"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neudovolstvie",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неудоволствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "disgust"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "malplaĉo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "tyytymättömyys"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukai",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "不快"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "narrezayî",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "ناڕەزایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "aprīti",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "അപ്രീതി"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "nīrasaṁ",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "word": "നീരസം"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desprazer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nemulțumire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudovólʹstvije",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неудово́льствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "feeling of being displeased with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "disgusto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "word": "malplezuro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indispoziție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "word": "jenă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stinghereală"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pain, discomfort",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desazón"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neodobrenie",
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неодобрение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "narrezayî",
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "word": "ناڕەزایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezaprobare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "disapproval",
      "word": "nemulțumire"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "form": "displeasured",
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      "enpr": "dĭs-plĕzhʹər",
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      "ipa": "/dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/",
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        "US"
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}

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