1
as in disapproval
refusal to accept as right or desirable
fans showed their displeasure by loudly booing the umpire
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as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
his displeasure with his job intensified as the years wore on
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Recent Examples of displeasure
The withdrawal of a country’s panda privileges has sometimes been interpreted as an act of displeasure by China.
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Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Fans expressed their displeasure and here’s a bit of what was said on X.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
And customers are not happy with the move, as many took to a Reddit post starting on April 27 to show their displeasure and share locations where the machines have already disappeared.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Bedard, 20, hasn’t shown any outward displeasure with the team’s progress and is optimistic a contract extension will get done this summer.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Fans expressed their displeasure and here’s a bit of what was said on X.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
And customers are not happy with the move, as many took to a Reddit post starting on April 27 to show their displeasure and share locations where the machines have already disappeared.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Bedard, 20, hasn’t shown any outward displeasure with the team’s progress and is optimistic a contract extension will get done this summer.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displeasure
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April 29Trump’s approval rating dipped two points from March, to 40%, and his disapproval rating increased five points, to 56%, according to the latest Emerson College survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted April 24-26 (the poll has a margin of error of 3).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The reason for that design is to give the voters the opportunity to communicate their disapproval of the legislature’s act in proposing the constitutional amendment in the first place.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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The labor disruption was fueled by multiple factors including burnout, health concerns, caregiving responsibilities, dissatisfaction with workplace culture, increased remote work opportunities, and widespread reevaluation of personal priorities.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Boone, meanwhile, hung his head in dissatisfaction on the steps of the Yankees’ dugout.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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For years, discontent simmered amid the co-op dominance in that sport.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Russia enforced an unpopular internet crackdown and a popular expression of discontent and dissent led by online influencers exploded, which refuses to die down.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displeasure. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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