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show, parade, ceremony, pageantry, pageant, splendour, array,
panoply, magnificence, grandeur, pomp, splash, ‚clat, ‚lan,
dash: The display put on for Queen Victoria's jubilee was truly
lavish.
displease v. offend, put out, dissatisfy, upset, provoke, exasperate,
worry, trouble, vex, annoy, irritate, pique, irk, nettle, peeve,
chafe, rile, ruffle, anger, infuriate, frustrate, get
(someone's) goat, Colloq miff; Slang US bug: Having to listen
to rock 'n' roll on your damned hi-fi is what displeases me
most.
displeasure
n. 1 dissatisfaction, disapproval, disfavour, discontentment,
distaste, dislike, discountenance: Your parents view your
giving up college with displeasure and disappointment. 2
annoyance, irritation, vexation, chagrin, indignation, dudgeon,
ire, anger, exasperation: He incurred the king's displeasure
and was banished from the land.
disposable
adj. 1 discardable, throw-away, non-returnable, paper, plastic,
biodegradable: The new product is packaged in a disposable
container. 2 available, liquid, spendable, usable, expendable,
obtainable: Her disposable assets include valuable government
bonds.
dispose v. 1 place, arrange, move, adjust, order, array, organize, set
up, situate, group, distribute, put: She is planning how to
dispose the furniture in the room. 2 incline, influence,
persuade, induce, bend, tempt, move, motivate, lead, prompt,
urge: Her actions disposed me to cut her out of my will. 3
dispose of. a deal with, settle, decide, determine, conclude,
finish (with): I hope we can dispose of these matters quickly.
b throw away or out, discard, get rid of, jettison, scrap,
Colloq dump, junk, US trash: Dispose of the remains of the
broken chair. c distribute, give out, deal out, give (away),
dispense, apportion, parcel out, allot, part with, transfer,
make over, bestow, sell: My grandfather disposed of his wealth
before he died. d do away with, finish off, put away, demolish,
destroy, consume, devour, eat, Slang kill (off), knock off,
polish off: She could dispose of four hamburgers at one
sitting. The boys disposed of Louie because he knew too much.