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dis·pleas·ure

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NOUN:

The condition or fact of being displeased; dissatisfaction.
Discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
Archaic An injurious offense.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English displesure, from Old French desplaisir : des-, dis- + plaisir, pleasure ; see pleasure

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