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
The German expressed evident displeasure with Maguire's reaction.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and journalist Megyn Kelly, for example – have voiced their displeasure with him on several issues.
From Salon • May 20, 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
Johnny White concurred, employing what was rapidly becoming his favorite term of displeasure: “It was foul.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing displeasure
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