displease
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
to be unpleasant; cause displeasure: Bad weather displeases.
Origin of displease
1Other words from displease
- dis·pleas·ing·ly, adverb
- dis·pleas·ing·ness, noun
- self-dis·pleased, adjective
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How to use displease in a sentence
What actually sounds pleasing and displeasing to us, how we listen, how we learn to listen, how we engage with sound.
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsHe said Mr. Spielberg was very displeased and wanted me to leave the island.
My Time on the Set of 'Jaws,' or How to Get a Photo of a Frickin' Mechanical Shark | Tom Shales | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWen Xiaowu, another visitor, said he believed China's president would be "displeased" with his Communist colleagues in Zhejiang.
Christians Form Human Shield Around Church in China's 'Jerusalem' | The Telegraph | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey will probably be more displeased if they see them trying to game the system.
So on October 14, 1999, the leader of the displeased, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, challenged McCain to defend his charges.
Congress Can Be Corrupt Without Corrupt People | Lawrence Lessig | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
“No dictator is displeased by cartoons showing him as a power-seeking world-beater,” he would say.
Victor Navasky’s 7 Favorite Political Cartoons | Victor S. Navasky | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJane, who was far from pleased with her reception in the hall, was exceedingly displeased with her reception in the saloon.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThis reasoning displeased the dwarfs, and one of them named Tad denounced it with much indignation.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceIt came, therefore, to the Consul's ears that Jacob Worse was courting, and it both displeased and made him anxious.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandOn seeing the three strangers, this high and mighty personage frowned with an intensely surprised and displeased air.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueBut on the whole, I am far indeed from being displeased with the tailie.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for displease
/ (dɪsˈpliːz) /
to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone)
Derived forms of displease
- displeasing, adjective
- displeasingly, adverb
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