displease
Use Displease in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be unpleasant; cause displeasure: Bad weather displeases.
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| —vb | |
| to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone) | |
| dis'pleasing | |
| —adj | |
| dis'pleasingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
displease
mid-14c., from O.Fr. desplais-, present tense stem of desplaisir "to displease," from L. displicere "displease," from dis- "not" + placere "to please." Related: Displeased.
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Example sentences
There are too many things going on in the government that displease, upset and offend him.
It deems that all comers are free to do as they please, as long as it doesn't displease the people next door.
Election time is always a tough time politically as no side wants to make a mistake and displease its peers.
The president did not want to displease either party and suggested the abolition of the office.
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