Definition of displease
transitive verb
1 : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying their gossip displeases her
2 : to be offensive to abstract art displeases him
intransitive verb
: to give displeasure behavior calculated to displease
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Examples of displease in a Sentence
her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her
Recent Examples of displease from the Web
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Orthodox Church displeasedThe director, Aleksei Y. Uchitel, is bewildered by the early criticism.
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Saban, who has been at the forefront of the debate for years, was predictably displeased with the new changes.
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Olivetti’s first decision — taken even before the new managers had put their feet under their desks — appeared set to displease the government, which was still gunning for the $81 billion merger to make the former state monopoly a world leader.
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Origin and Etymology of displease
Middle English displesen, from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere, from des- dis- + pleisir to please — more at please
First Known Use: 14th century
DISPLEASE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of displease for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) feel unhappy or annoyed
DISPLEASE Defined for Kids
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displeased
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: to cause to feel unhappy or unsatisfied
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