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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Progressives watching Schumer, Senate Dems closely One undercurrent of this clash will be a referendum on Schumer's leadership from the activist left, which has been open about its displeasure with the New York Democrat.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The backlash received from the news leaking out of Canton has caused the likes of Tom Brady, Robert Kraft, Patrick Mahomes, and many others to express their displeasure with the Hall's selection committee.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There are, no doubt, a number of ways to voice your displeasure to a wider audience online, but that will neither restore the status quo ante nor get you an apology — which is presumably the goal.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Tim Fitzgerald, the publisher of GoPowercat, expressed his displeasure in an X post.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The backlash received from the news leaking out of Canton has caused the likes of Tom Brady, Robert Kraft, Patrick Mahomes, and many others to express their displeasure with the Hall's selection committee.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There are, no doubt, a number of ways to voice your displeasure to a wider audience online, but that will neither restore the status quo ante nor get you an apology — which is presumably the goal.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Tim Fitzgerald, the publisher of GoPowercat, expressed his displeasure in an X post.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displeasure. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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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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