displeasure

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dis- +‎ pleasure

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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.

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