displacency

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

displacency

Where it comes from

From Latin displacentia, for displicentia, from displicere (“to displease”), from dis- + placere (“to please”). See displease, and compare displeasance.

noun displacencies

countable, obsolete, uncountable Lack of complacency or gratification; displeasure or dislike. A displacency at the good of others because they enjoy it, though not unworthy of it, is an absurd depravity, sticking fast unto corrupted nature, and often too hard for humility and charity, the great suppressors of envy.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"displacency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/displacency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

displacency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/displacency

Chicago

"displacency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/displacency.

BibTeX

@misc{displacency_2026,
  title = {displacency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/displacency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}