Displicence

/dɪsˈplɪsəns/ noun

Definition

An archaic form meaning displeasure or disfavor.

Etymology

From Old French displicence, combining dis- (opposite) and plicence (pleasantness or favor, from Latin plicare). This is an extremely rare variant of displeasance.

Kelly Says

Medieval English borrowed many '-ence' nouns from French—'displicence,' 'violence,' 'evidence'—but some like 'displicence' faded while others became everyday words, showing how arbitrary survival can be!

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