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displeasure

noun
🔊/dɪsˈpleʒə(r)/
🔊/dɪsˈpleʒər/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. displeasure (at/with somebody/something) the feeling of being upset and annoyed烦恼；生气；不悦 synonym annoyance
    • She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.她没有掩饰自己对前景并不乐观。🔊🔊
    • The incident has heightened public displeasure with the authorities.这一事件加剧了公众对当局的不满。
    compare pleasure
    Extra Examples
    • He saw the English victory as a sign of divine displeasure.他把英国人的胜利看作神祇不满的象征。
    • He wrote her a letter registering his displeasure.他给她写了一封信表达自己的不快。
    • His tactless words had incurred his father's deep displeasure.他不得体的话语使他父亲感到十分不快。
    • The President indicated his great displeasure with the media coverage.总统表示对媒体报道极为不满。
    • The veterans made their displeasure known to the senator.老兵使参议员了解了他们的不满。
    • her displeasure with her colleagues她对同事的不满
    • his displeasure at being ignored他因被忽视而不悦
    • the belief that eclipses are signs of divine displeasure认为日蚀和月蚀是神灵发怒的征兆的信仰
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extreme
    • great
    • divine
    • …
    verb + displeasure
    • incur
    • express
    • make known
    • …
    preposition
    • displeasure at
    • displeasure with
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere, influenced by pleasure.