Etymology
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displeasure (n.)

early 15c., displesir, "a more or less intense or indignant disapproval," from Old French desplaisir, infinitive used as a noun (see displease, and compare waiver). Earlier in same sense was displesaunce (late 14c.).

Entries linking to displeasure

displease (v.)

late 14c., displesen, "fail to please, be disagreeable to," from Old French desplais-, present-tense stem of desplaisir "to displease" (13c., Modern French déplaire), from Latin displicere "displease," from dis- "not" (see dis-) + placere "to please" (see please (v.)). Related: Displeased; displeasing.

waiver (n.)
"act of waiving," 1620s (modern usage is often short for waiver clause); from Anglo-French legal usage of infinitive as a noun (see waive). Baseball waivers is recorded from 1907. Other survivals of noun use of infinitives in Anglo-French legalese include disclaimer, merger, rejoinder, misnomer, ouster, retainer, attainder.
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Definitions of displeasure

displeasure (n.)
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something;
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Dictionary entries near displeasure

dispirit

displace

displacement

display

displease

displeasure

disport

disposable

disposal

dispose

disposed

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