Displeasure vs Ignominy - What's the difference?
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A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
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That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
* Shakespeare
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
* Peacham
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
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As nouns the difference between displeasure and ignominy
is that displeasure is a feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval while ignominy is great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.displeasure
English
Noun
(en-noun)citation, page= , passage=Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.}}
- Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?
- He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for overmuch familiarity.
Synonyms
* (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) discontent, discontentment, dissatisfaction, unhappiness * (sense) ache, discomfort, pain * (disapproval) condemnation, disapprobation, disapprovalAntonyms
* (feeling of being displeased with someone or something) contentment, happiness, pleasure, satisfaction * (sense) ease * (disapproval) approbation, approval, blessingDerived terms
* displeasurable * take a displeasure, take displeasure * displeasurementignominy
English
Noun
(ignominies)- It was tribal, almost relentless and, in the case of the official England band, there was a degree of ignominy , too, for repeatedly playing a tune for which the words go “Fuck the IRA”, something that could lead to a full breakdown of their relationship with the FA.
- Calvin:'' Our great plan backfired and ''I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy !