as in to annoy
to make discontented
her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her
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Recent Examples of displease
Federal money makes up around 10 percent of funding for public schools, with some variation based on need, and, at the collegiate level, Trump has quickly targeted the finances of schools that displease him.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
And the president's own actions — attacking judges and law firms that have displeased him — may be seen by Mr. Netanyahu as a kind of permission slip for his own efforts, analysts say.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Terps, displeased with how the season went, attacked the transfer portal hard.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
Dickinson shouldered the blame in the locker room, displeased with himself after scoring 11 points with six rebounds and four assists the first half and no points on 0-of-4 shooting with three rebounds, no assists and two turnovers the final half.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
And the president's own actions — attacking judges and law firms that have displeased him — may be seen by Mr. Netanyahu as a kind of permission slip for his own efforts, analysts say.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Terps, displeased with how the season went, attacked the transfer portal hard.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
Dickinson shouldered the blame in the locker room, displeased with himself after scoring 11 points with six rebounds and four assists the first half and no points on 0-of-4 shooting with three rebounds, no assists and two turnovers the final half.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displease
Verb
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Easily annoyed by noises like gum smacking or cereal slurping.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The controversy over attire comes just two months after Zelensky was criticized and called disrespectful by a reporter at the White House for not wearing a suit during his visit to the Oval Office, with reports suggesting that Trump was annoyed by Zelensky's choice of clothing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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These ingredients can irritate the digestive tract, the bladder, or the teeth for people who are sensitive to them.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Chronic inflammation has been shown to irritate blood vessels and can lead to the hardening of fatty plaques in the lining of the arteries, which reduces blood flow to the heart.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2025
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In Sin City Street Fight Drew McIntyre, arguably WWE’s best all-around performer, has been dissatisfied with his WrestleMania 41 role and rightfully so.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In March, they were dissatisfied by 62%-37%, less than 2-1. 47 - Most staffers were fired and most contracts cancelled at the U.S. Agency for International Development.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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No doubt, climate change threatens to muck it all up, disturbing patterns that have existed for centuries.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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This tactic—arresting judges for their courtroom decisions—has disturbing echoes in other countries where judicial independence has been undermined: in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey, and in other places where democracy has given way to executive supremacy.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Displease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displease. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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