displeasure
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The demonstrators turned their backs on the US consulate building and observed two minutes of silence to express their displeasure with the United States.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
His happiness is an affront to their own chronic displeasure.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Trump made his displeasure with the lack of progress clear on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“I never signed off on that,” the president told aides in the Oval Office, expressing displeasure with Justice Department leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
At the center of the Midway, the procession veered around the woefully incomplete Ferris Wheel, which Burnham eyed with displeasure.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing displeasure
The Sound and the Fury: Synonyms for "Anger"
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Anger (noun)
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