displease
verb
dis·please
(ˌ)dis-ˈplēz 
displeased; displeasing; displeases
1
: to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying
their gossip displeases her
2
: to be offensive to
abstract art displeases him
: to give displeasure
behavior calculated to displease
Examples of displease in a Sentence
her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her
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1 July 2026
Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
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27 June 2026
As is often the case when companies displease their customers en masse, there’s lots of finger-pointing.
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26 June 2026
That can present challenges if a festival programs a film or provides a platform for filmmakers who make statements that displease political leaders (case in point, the Berlin Film Festival in February).
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Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
As is often the case when companies displease their customers en masse, there’s lots of finger-pointing.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
That can present challenges if a festival programs a film or provides a platform for filmmakers who make statements that displease political leaders (case in point, the Berlin Film Festival in February).
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for displease
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“Displease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/displease. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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displease
verb
dis·please
(ˈ)dis-ˈplēz
: to cause to feel disapproval, dislike, or annoyance
was displeased by the delay
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