displeasure
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In recent weeks, furious Havana residents have signaled their displeasure with the outages in nightly crescendos of clanging pots and pans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
“I never signed off on that,” the president said in the Oval Office, expressing displeasure with Justice Department leadership, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
But in December, the White House quashed the deal, citing displeasure with the U.K.’s online safety rules, its digital services tax—and, strangely, food safety rules.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
They are not the only fans to show their displeasure, either.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
After his displeasure had reached a certain point, the three of us rubbed our bruises and called ourselves to a womanly sort of meeting.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing displeasure
The Sound and the Fury: Synonyms for "Anger"
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