displeasure
/dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/noun
displeasure is spelled D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, displeasure means “A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of displeasure is displeasures.
How many letters and syllables are in displeasure?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is displeasure?
Displeasure appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce displeasure?
- UK /dɪsˈplɛʒə/
- US /dɪsˈplɛʒɚ/
Displeasure has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-displeasure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with displeasure?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as displeasure from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʒəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of displeasure
- displeasures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- displeasuring participle, present
- displeasured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does displeasure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
- 2
That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
- 3
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
verb
- 1
archaicTo displease or offend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Displeasure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense feeling of being displeased with someone or something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | peine, malaise |
| Portuguese | desprazer |
| Spanish | disgusto, displacer, desplacer, desazón, desagrado, amargón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does displeasure come from?
From Old French desplaisir, equivalent to dis- + pleasure. See displease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).