displeasure in the PONS Dictionary

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This incurred the displeasure of the colonial government.
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However, he also favored feasting and gaming, and while he expressed displeasure at luxuries and wastefulness, he could not avoid them himself.
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The overall theme is his displeasure of human mortality, his rejection of warfare and, in later stories, his own desire for death.
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He also expressed displeasure with the organization's efforts to surround him with quality players.
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Ripcord expresses displeasure they are fighting for a woman who opposes the military.
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Droughts, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc. were seen as a sign of anger or displeasure by deities, and sacrifices were supposed to lessen the divine ire.
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If a stranger tickles a child without any preliminaries, catching the child by surprise, the likely result will be not laughter but withdrawal and displeasure.
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There was displeasure with the portrayal of her nose, posture, costume, facial expression, and the highlighting of her squint.
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It is a total departure from his previous work, as he has expressed his displeasure with the undergound hip-hop scene and labels.
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Liz's staff show their displeasure by throwing food and other objects at her.
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