displeasuredis‧plea‧sure /dɪsˈpleʒə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable] formal - For the next few days I made myself scarce, hoping that his displeasure was temporary.
- I can not bear your displeasure.
- Now he would have to face Gina's displeasure.
- They came from all over the country to show their displeasure.
- Who would dare incur our displeasure?
- Who would dare risk Miss Ellis's displeasure?
► incur somebody’s displeasure (=make someone displeased)
► incur somebody’s displeasure/wrath/disapproval etc She wondered what she’d done to incur his displeasure this time. VERB► incur· Who would dare incur our displeasure?· I had no interest I am sure to incur your displeasure.· A few may be ruled out because they have incurred their party s displeasure.
► make· He made his displeasure plain to the prime minister.· The Ibrox club had intended to investigate the possibility of representing their player in order to make known their displeasure over his dismissal.
► show· The 28-year-old striker was recently fined and transfer-listed by County boss Neil Warnock after showing his displeasure at being substituted.· She glowered to show her displeasure at being scrutinized so closely.· They came from all over the country to show their displeasure.· The vote followed similar actions by municipalities and school boards across the country moving to show their displeasure at the U.S.· At school they were showing their displeasure by truanting in ever-increasing numbers.
adjectivepleasant ≠ unpleasantpleased ≠ displeasedpleasing ≠ displeasingpleasurableadverbpleasantly ≠ unpleasantlypleasinglypleasurablynounpleasantrypleasure ≠ displeasureverbplease ≠ displease