displeasure
noun
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Examples of displeasure in a Sentence
Sierra Greer, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
My 16-year-old wasn't saying it out loud, but her side-eye communicated her displeasure clearly.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2024
Metro Boomin’ seemed more supportive about the move, though more so expressing his displeasure at the industry’s need to make content that fits the app than at the business model itself.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Her appearance was met with backlash on social media and in the country community, with some expressing displeasure that such a prominent spotlight was put on a pop artist at a country event.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Especially then, Annie feels Doug’s displeasure toward her diminish to a 1 or 2.
—Sierra Greer, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
In ancient cultures, solar eclipses were seen as apocalyptic prophecies, omens of the displeasure of the gods, periodic celestial coincidences, or some mixture of all three.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
Love thy neighbor The countries snubbed by the tour haven’t been shy about making their displeasure with the agreement known.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
One of the worst types of peers to have the displeasure of working with are those who exhibit signs of narcissism.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Displeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displeasure. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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