displeasure
Example Sentences
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His happiness is an affront to their own chronic displeasure.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
I must have made a face showing my displeasure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Trump made his displeasure with the lack of progress clear on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Discussing his displeasure with NATO, Trump said: "It all began with -- if you want to know the truth -- Greenland."
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
I was becoming, much to my own displeasure, a bit heated as I spoke.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing displeasure
The Sound and the Fury: Synonyms for "Anger"
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Anger (noun)
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Dislike
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