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Meanings of displeasure in English

The fact or feeling of being displeased.

Usage of displeasure in English
1
No, my displeasure was not with the South Sea Company's rough justice.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
2
And I take note of it with a great deal of displeasure.
The Irish Times
3
Of course, I did my best to shield you from his displeasure.
Hidden Warrior
4
Its displeasure with the deal could embolden other shareholders to come forward.
Reuters
5
He expressed his displeasure at the particular oath exacted from the Waartgelders.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
6
Before the obvious admiration of the black eyes she stiffened in displeasure.
The Independence of Claire
7
Elsie read grave displeasure in his countenance before he opened his lips.
Grandmother Elsie
8
Tase let him know of his displeasure by flaming the entire room.
The darkest touch
9
The stranger manifested no displeasure at the confident language of the lad.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
10
She showed her displeasure in ways that he didn't want to remember.
Damaged
11
But England had more cogent reasons for displeasure in the following year.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
12
He, too, had spent several years in the displeasure of his father.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
13
The displeasure of a loving charitable man is indeed a grave misfortune.
The Trial; Or, More Links of the Daisy Chain
14
I will receive him without displeasure; I will hear him without prejudice.
The True Citizen: How to Become One
15
But nevertheless the chorus of the canine displeasure and protest went on.
The Heart of Unaga
16
So would the displeasure of the gods of night perchance be incurred.
The Pilgrims of the Rhine
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Displeasure across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common