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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These days when an airline displeases a customer and said customer goes on social media to complain, the airline will bend over backwards not to engage or enrage.
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They got spanked by the Warriors in five games, then made a surprise move — one that apparently displeased LeBron James — by parting ways with general manager David Griffin.
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While police may be able to prevent Xi from seeing anything that displeases him, drowning out the many Hong Kong protest songs might be a more difficult task.
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Top Democrat on the panel Sen. Mark Warner was particularly displeased with the secrecy, which DHS said was necessary to preserve trust from its local partners.
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Rep. Ed Trimmer, a Winfield Democrat, said he was concerned that issues with both the equity and the adequacy of the formula may displease the state’s high court.
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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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Gianforte, apparently displeased by earlier Guardian coverage of the campaign, asked Jacobs to leave.
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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
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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