diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 847f585..234dcaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ for types that implement `core::fmt::Debug`:
 
 for types that implement `core::fmt::Display`:
 
-| assertion                     | description                                                                  |
-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| has_display_message           | verify that a type formatted for display is equal to the expected string     |                                                 
-| does_not_have_display_message | verify that a type formatted for display is not equal to the expected string |
+| assertion                    | description                                                                  |
+|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| has_display_string           | verify that a type formatted for display is equal to the expected string     |                                                 
+| does_not_have_display_string | verify that a type formatted for display is not equal to the expected string |
 
 ### Emptiness
 
diff --git a/src/assertions.rs b/src/assertions.rs
index ff8e6ba..cdfe63c 100644
--- a/src/assertions.rs
+++ b/src/assertions.rs
@@ -2354,10 +2354,10 @@ pub trait AssertHasDebugString<E> {
 ///
 /// let subject = Foo { hello: "World".into() };
 ///
-/// assert_that!(&subject).has_display_message("Hello World");
-/// assert_that!(&subject).does_not_have_display_message("Foo { hello: \"World\" }");
+/// assert_that!(&subject).has_display_string("Hello World");
+/// assert_that!(&subject).does_not_have_display_string("Foo { hello: \"World\" }");
 /// ```
-pub trait AssertHasDisplayMessage<E> {
+pub trait AssertHasDisplayString<E> {
     /// Verifies that a subject formatted for display results in the expected
     /// string.
     ///
@@ -2378,10 +2378,10 @@ pub trait AssertHasDisplayMessage<E> {
     ///
     /// let subject = Foo { hello: "World".into() };
     ///
-    /// assert_that!(&subject).has_display_message("Hello World");
+    /// assert_that!(&subject).has_display_string("Hello World");
     /// ```
     #[track_caller]
-    fn has_display_message(self, expected: E) -> Self;
+    fn has_display_string(self, expected: E) -> Self;
 
     /// Verifies that a subject formatted for display does not result in the
     /// expected string.
@@ -2403,10 +2403,10 @@ pub trait AssertHasDisplayMessage<E> {
     ///
     /// let subject = Foo { hello: "World".into() };
     ///
-    /// assert_that!(&subject).does_not_have_display_message("Foo { hello: \"World\" }");
+    /// assert_that!(&subject).does_not_have_display_string("Foo { hello: \"World\" }");
     /// ```
     #[track_caller]
-    fn does_not_have_display_message(self, expected: E) -> Self;
+    fn does_not_have_display_string(self, expected: E) -> Self;
 }
 
 /// Assert that a string contains a substring or character.
diff --git a/src/equality.rs b/src/equality.rs
index cf0b4fd..d580f23 100644
--- a/src/equality.rs
+++ b/src/equality.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //! Implementation of the equality assertions.
 
 use crate::assertions::{
-    AssertEquality, AssertHasDebugString, AssertHasDisplayMessage, AssertSameAs,
+    AssertEquality, AssertHasDebugString, AssertHasDisplayString, AssertSameAs,
 };
 use crate::colored::{mark_diff, mark_diff_str};
 use crate::expectations::{
-    has_debug_string, has_display_message, is_equal_to, is_same_as, not, HasDebugString,
-    HasDisplayMessage, IsEqualTo, IsSameAs,
+    has_debug_string, has_display_string, is_equal_to, is_same_as, not, HasDebugString,
+    HasDisplayString, IsEqualTo, IsSameAs,
 };
 use crate::spec::{DiffFormat, Expectation, Expression, FailingStrategy, Invertible, Spec};
 use crate::std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
@@ -138,22 +138,22 @@ where
 
 impl<E> Invertible for HasDebugString<E> {}
 
-impl<S, E, R> AssertHasDisplayMessage<E> for Spec<'_, S, R>
+impl<S, E, R> AssertHasDisplayString<E> for Spec<'_, S, R>
 where
     S: Display,
     E: AsRef<str>,
     R: FailingStrategy,
 {
-    fn has_display_message(self, expected: E) -> Self {
-        self.expecting(has_display_message(expected))
+    fn has_display_string(self, expected: E) -> Self {
+        self.expecting(has_display_string(expected))
     }
 
-    fn does_not_have_display_message(self, expected: E) -> Self {
-        self.expecting(not(has_display_message(expected)))
+    fn does_not_have_display_string(self, expected: E) -> Self {
+        self.expecting(not(has_display_string(expected)))
     }
 }
 
-impl<S, E> Expectation<S> for HasDisplayMessage<E>
+impl<S, E> Expectation<S> for HasDisplayString<E>
 where
     S: Display,
     E: AsRef<str>,
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ where
         let expected = self.expected.as_ref();
         let (marked_actual, marked_expected) = mark_diff_str(&actual.to_string(), expected, format);
         format!(
-            "expected {expression} to {not}have display message {expected:?}\n   but was: \"{marked_actual}\"\n  expected: {not}\"{marked_expected}\"",
+            "expected {expression} to {not}have a display string equal to {expected:?}\n   but was: \"{marked_actual}\"\n  expected: {not}\"{marked_expected}\"",
         )
     }
 }
 
-impl<E> Invertible for HasDisplayMessage<E> {}
+impl<E> Invertible for HasDisplayString<E> {}
diff --git a/src/error/tests.rs b/src/error/tests.rs
index 1d11bd7..c7670ce 100644
--- a/src/error/tests.rs
+++ b/src/error/tests.rs
@@ -98,28 +98,28 @@ fn verify_error_does_not_have_debug_string_fails() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn error_has_display_message() {
+fn error_has_display_string() {
     let error = SuperError {
         source: SourceError::Bar,
     };
 
-    assert_that(error).has_display_message("super-error caused by bar error");
+    assert_that(error).has_display_string("super-error caused by bar error");
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn verify_error_has_display_message_fails() {
+fn verify_error_has_display_string_fails() {
     let error = SuperError {
         source: SourceError::Foo,
     };
 
     let failures = verify_that(error)
-        .has_display_message("super-error caused by bar error")
+        .has_display_string("super-error caused by bar error")
         .display_failures();
 
     assert_eq!(
         failures,
         &[
-            r#"expected subject to have display message "super-error caused by bar error"
+            r#"expected subject to have a display string equal to "super-error caused by bar error"
    but was: "super-error caused by foo error"
   expected: "super-error caused by bar error"
 "#
@@ -128,28 +128,28 @@ fn verify_error_has_display_message_fails() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn error_does_not_have_display_message() {
+fn error_does_not_have_display_string() {
     let error = SuperError {
         source: SourceError::Bar,
     };
 
-    assert_that(error).does_not_have_display_message("super-error caused by foo error");
+    assert_that(error).does_not_have_display_string("super-error caused by foo error");
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn verify_error_does_not_have_display_message_fails() {
+fn verify_error_does_not_have_display_string_fails() {
     let error = SuperError {
         source: SourceError::Foo,
     };
 
     let failures = verify_that(error)
-        .does_not_have_display_message("super-error caused by foo error")
+        .does_not_have_display_string("super-error caused by foo error")
         .display_failures();
 
     assert_eq!(
         failures,
         &[
-            r#"expected subject to not have display message "super-error caused by foo error"
+            r#"expected subject to not have a display string equal to "super-error caused by foo error"
    but was: "super-error caused by foo error"
   expected: not "super-error caused by foo error"
 "#
diff --git a/src/expectations.rs b/src/expectations.rs
index 13e1b71..48ccd2c 100644
--- a/src/expectations.rs
+++ b/src/expectations.rs
@@ -646,12 +646,12 @@ pub struct HasDebugString<E> {
     pub expected: E,
 }
 
-/// Creates a [`HasDisplayMessage`] expectation.
-pub fn has_display_message<E>(expected: E) -> HasDisplayMessage<E> {
-    HasDisplayMessage { expected }
+/// Creates a [`HasDisplayString`] expectation.
+pub fn has_display_string<E>(expected: E) -> HasDisplayString<E> {
+    HasDisplayString { expected }
 }
 
-pub struct HasDisplayMessage<E> {
+pub struct HasDisplayString<E> {
     pub expected: E,
 }