displeasure
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Trump made his displeasure with the lack of progress clear on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
In recent weeks, furious Havana residents have signaled their displeasure with the outages in nightly crescendos of clanging pots and pans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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
But in December, the White House quashed the deal, citing displeasure with the U.K.’s online safety rules, its digital services tax—and, strangely, food safety rules.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
The mystery of it poked at Ophie, combining with her overall displeasure at waiting on Mrs. Caruthers to put her in a fine snit.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing displeasure
The Sound and the Fury: Synonyms for "Anger"
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Anger (noun)
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