Synonyms of displeasure

displeasure

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈple-zhər 

1

as in disapproval

refusal to accept as right or desirable

fans showed their displeasure by loudly booing the umpire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disapproval
• dislike
• criticism
• disapprobation
• condemnation
• hostility
• distaste
• objection
• rejection
• deprecation
• disfavor
• disesteem
• discountenance
• censure
• opposition
• antagonism
• denunciation
• reprobation
• blame
• disrelish
• antipathy
• disparagement
• opprobrium
• reprehension
• dispraise
• thumbs-down
• reproach
• belittlement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approval
• favor
• approbation
• praise
• acclaim
• sanction
• commendation
• sympathy
• endorsement
• empathy
• thumbs-up

2

as in dissatisfaction

the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation

his displeasure with his job intensified as the years wore on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissatisfaction
• discontent
• resentment
• discontentment
• disgruntlement
• discontentedness
• sadness
• uneasiness
• bitterness
• dejection
• unhappiness
• perturbation
• sorrow
• disquiet
• misery
• dreariness
• aggrievement
• blues
• wretchedness
• dumps
• depression
• despondency
• downheartedness
• desolateness
• disconsolateness
• desolation
• dolor
• doldrums
• dolefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• satisfaction
• contentment
• joy
• happiness
• bliss
• gladness
• contentedness
• felicity
• exultation
• triumph
• jubilation
• lightheartedness
• elatedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of displeasure

While most coaches apply a 24-hour rule to losses, Kiffin did not hold back Wednesday from voicing his displeasure over the fact LSU had just played in Oxford for a second consecutive season as a result of the league moving to a nine-game schedule. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Friends of the young catwalker expressed displeasure over that situation given Gerber’s history of addiction. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Coaches remember Lassiter voicing his displeasure afterward — with himself. — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Shanahan, whose team also must travel to play a game in Mexico this season, was not shy about voicing his displeasure. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026