Displeasure

//dɪsˈplɛʒɚ//

"Displeasure" in a Sentence (14 examples)

A frown may express anger or displeasure.

A midnight telephone call gives us both shock and displeasure.

You are one of the most despicable people it has ever been my displeasure to meet.

Whenever he got a present he didn't like (and that was all of them), he would always express his strong displeasure at having received it. Not once did he ever pretend to like his gift to make the other person happy.

Tom yet again expressed his displeasure over the still ongoing strike.

Dorcon, finding himself vanquished, fled into the woods to hide his shame and displeasure, and to devise some other means of succeeding in his love affairs.

It might seem as if the ancient founder of the castle were bestriding the thunderstorm, and proclaiming his displeasure at the reconciliation of his descendant with the enemy of his house.

Ravenswood pleaded, apologised, and even kneeled, to appease her displeasure.

The dog sensed its owner's displeasure with the chewed-up pillow.

Tom expressed his displeasure.

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Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.

Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?

[King Lear] charged me, on pain of their perpetual displeasure, neither to speak of him [Edgar], entreat for him, nor any way sustain him.

[H]ee went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for ouermuch familiaritie with a kinswoman of his.

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