displeasure

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ pleasure

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈplɛʒə/, X-SAMPA: /dIs"plEZ@/
• (US) enPR: dĭs-plĕzhʹər, IPA: /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/, X-SAMPA: /dIs"plEZ@`/
• Rhymes: -ɛʒə(r)

Noun

displeasure (usually uncountable; plural displeasures)

1. A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction.
   • 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, BBC Sport:

     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.

2. Pain or discomfort.
3. Disapproval.

Synonyms

• (feeling of being displeased with someone or something): discontent, discontentment, dissatisfaction, unhappiness
• (pain, discomfort): ache, discomfort, pain
• (disapproval): condemnation, disapprobation, disapproval

Antonyms

• (feeling of being displeased with someone or something): contentment, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction
• (pain, discomfort): ease
• (disapproval): approbation, approval, blessing

Derived terms

• displeasurable
• take a displeasure, take displeasure
• displeasurement

Translations

feeling of being displeased with someone or something

• Bulgarian: неудоволствие (bg) (neudovolstvie) n
• Finnish: tyytymättömyys (fi)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ناڕه‌زایی

• Romanian: nemulțumire (ro) f

pain, discomfort

• Esperanto: malplezuro (eo)
• Romanian: indispoziție (ro) f, jenă (ro), stinghereală (ro) f

• Spanish: desazón (es) f

disapproval

• Bulgarian: неодобрение (bg) (neodobrenie) n
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ناڕه‌زایی

• Romanian: dezaprobare (ro) f, nemulțumire (ro)