How to Use displeasure in a Sentence

displeasure

noun
Definition of displeasurenext
Synonyms for displeasurenext
  • The meeting will give people who object to the policy a chance to voice their displeasure.
  • Fans showed their displeasure at the umpire's call by booing loudly.
  • In 2000, World drew the displeasure of the Times columnist William Safire.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time the apex court has expressed its displeasure at the practice.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time that the singer has expressed displeasure related to her career.
    — Vulture, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Netanyahu, much to his displeasure, had no choice but to remove him.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Love thy neighbor The countries snubbed by the tour haven’t been shy about making their displeasure with the agreement known.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
  • One of the worst types of peers to have the displeasure of working with are those who exhibit signs of narcissism.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Most of my day was spent in displeasure, and my mental health was suffering for it.
    — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The Falcons shared their displeasure with Jackson after the play.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • China has already made its displeasure at the prospect clear.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Mayfield and Islander coach Lane Lambert both expressed their displeasure with the non-call on the ice.
    — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Timbers’ Twitter account voiced its displeasure with the call, as did swaths of Timbers fans.
    — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Several of the students stood up and waved their thumbs down to express their displeasure at the outcome.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Swift, for her part, made her displeasure known … swiftly.
    — Jessica Derschowitz, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Were his team not in first place in the league standings, Montgomery might have voiced greater displeasure over how his team frittered away that five on three.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The fan groups have been vocal about their displeasure with Fisher and A’s management.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Five of their six second-half drives resulted in a punt, causing the crowd to get restless and voice their displeasure.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2022
  • However, that sense of displeasure did not stop Chevy from selling them in droves.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
  • There have been few complaints this year with no one expressing displeasure with the smell between March and June.
    — Hank Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Leila’s a lesbian and one of her brothers (there are seven) is her twin in their mother’s displeasure.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
  • All-Star Chris Paul both tweeted their displeasure with just a suspension and hefty fine.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The Reynas were, again, unhappy and made their displeasure known to Stewart.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
  • An earlier episode of displeasure led her to discharge enough ink to turn her tank water so black that she couldn’t be seen.
    — Sonia Shah, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Aside from Spartz and Bacon—who have expressed their displeasure—Rep.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Just don’t act like an ingrate by twisting your face to clearly show your displeasure.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Hughes is the most recent family member of a victim to share displeasure with the project.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The decision, though, was upheld after a check by the video assistant referee, much to the displeasure of the home side and crowd.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • English fans in the stadium expressed their displeasure with the squad at the final whistle.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Adams nonetheless made known his displeasure about his lack of targets the last couple weeks.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023

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