Displeasers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or thing that causes dissatisfaction or annoyance to others
2. Something that evokes objection, unhappiness, or a negative reaction in a given context
3. An entity recognized for generating discomfort or displeasure among individuals or groups

Etymology: "Displeasers" is simply the plural of "displeaser," which is a person or thing that displeases someone. The noun is built from the verb "displease" with the agentive suffix "-er," the same ending that turns "bake" into "baker" or "lend" into "lender." Its plural takes the regular "-s." The verb "displease" is itself a compound of the prefix "dis-," meaning "not" or "the opposite of," and "please." So a displeaser is, quite literally, something that undoes pleasing. Because "please" already carries the sense of giving pleasure or satisfaction, the prefix simply reverses it, turning the idea of gratifying someone into the idea of irritating or annoying them.

Synonyms: offenders, irritators, annoyers, bothers, provokers

Antonyms: pleasers, delighters, satisfiers, gratifiers, comforters