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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Displeasure \Dis*pleas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t.
To displease. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Displeasure \Dis*pleas"ure\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + pleasure:
cf OF desplaisir F. d['e]plaisir. Cf {Displease}.]
1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or
uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that
counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or
a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike;
dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation.
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither
chasten me in thy hot displeasure. --Ps. vi 1.
Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn From his
displeasure. --Milton.
2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance;
offense; injury.
Hast thou delight to see a wretched man Do outrage
and displeasure to himself? --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
displeasure
n : the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied
with someone or something
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