Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)To displease or offend.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. A frown may express anger or displeasure.

    ruНахмуренные брови могут выражать гнев или недовольство. — Wezel

    deEin Stirnrunzeln kann Zorn oder Missmut ausdrücken. — BraveSentry

  2. Tom expressed his displeasure.

  3. Ziri immediately started speaking in displeasure.

  4. The audience's displeasure couldn't be ignored.

    deDer Unmut des Publikums im Saal war nicht zu überhören. — PeterR

  5. The audience's displeasure could not be ignored.

    deDer Unmut des Publikums im Saal war nicht zu überhören. — PeterR

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

displeasures, displeasuring, displeasured, displeasured
Base formdispleasure · to displeasure
3rd person singulardispleasures
Present participledispleasuring
Past simpledispleasured
Past participledispleasured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydispleasure
he, she, itdispleasures

Past simpleLesson

all personsdispleasured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave displeasured
he, she, ithas displeasured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill displeasure

See also

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