displeasure
A feeling of being displeased with something or someoneA feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
» A frown may express anger or displeasure.
Ein Stirnrunzeln kann Zorn oder Missmut ausdrücken. — BraveSentry
Нахмуренные брови могут выражать гнев или недовольство. — Wezel
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
неудово́льствиеneudovólʹstvije
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
(uncountable, usually)That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
(uncountable, usually)A state of disgrace or disfavour.
Examples
20 sentencesA frown may express anger or displeasure.
ruНахмуренные брови могут выражать гнев или недовольство. — Wezel
deEin Stirnrunzeln kann Zorn oder Missmut ausdrücken. — BraveSentry
Tom expressed his displeasure.
Ziri immediately started speaking in displeasure.
The audience's displeasure couldn't be ignored.
deDer Unmut des Publikums im Saal war nicht zu überhören. — PeterR
The audience's displeasure could not be ignored.
deDer Unmut des Publikums im Saal war nicht zu überhören. — PeterR
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease.From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease.
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Forms
plural: displeasures| Singular | displeasure |
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uncountable
Synonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
8 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.