| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DISPLACENCY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Displacency \Dis*pla"cen*cy\, noun. [from Late Latin expression displacentia, for Latin displicentia, from displicere to displease; dis- placere to please. See Displease, and compare to Displeasance.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISPLACENCY
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Incivility; that which displeases or disobliges. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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