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Unpleasure

//ʌnˈplɛʒə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Unpleasantness; displeasure. rare, uncountable
  2. 2
    A sense of internal discomfort opposed to pleasure, produced by impeded impulses from the ego. uncountable

    "The life of the psyche also has at its disposal wishes whose fulfilment arouses unpleasure [translating Unlust] – which seems a contradiction, but can be explained if we take into account the presence of the two psychical agencies and the censorship prevailing between them."

Etymology

From un- + pleasure.

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