- displeasance
- displeasance /dis-plezˈəns/ noun (Spenser, etc)Displeasure• • •Main Entry: ↑displease
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Displeasance — Dis*pleas ance, n. [OF. desplaisance, F. d[ e]plaisance. Cf. {Displacency}.] Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Displacency — Dis*pla cen*cy, n. [LL. displacentia, for L. displicentia, fr. displicere to displease; dis + placere to please. See {Displease}, and cf. {Displeasance}.] Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desplesance — var. of displeasance, Obs … Useful english dictionary
