as in to annoy
to make discontented
her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her
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Recent Examples of displease
Humphrey would no doubt be displeased with the outcome in Trump v. Wilcox.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
George, displeased that the Clippers would only offer a three-year deal, bounced for Philadelphia on a four-year max.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 9 July 2025
In 2016, some members of Xiaomi’s supply chain team displeased Samsung Electronics Co. representatives and the South Korean firm threatened to halt supply of its industry-leading AMOLED screens.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
To Sumner’s disappointment, Lincoln was displeased with the new law, now known as the First Confiscation Act.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
George, displeased that the Clippers would only offer a three-year deal, bounced for Philadelphia on a four-year max.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 9 July 2025
In 2016, some members of Xiaomi’s supply chain team displeased Samsung Electronics Co. representatives and the South Korean firm threatened to halt supply of its industry-leading AMOLED screens.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
To Sumner’s disappointment, Lincoln was displeased with the new law, now known as the First Confiscation Act.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displease
Verb
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Bankrate also recently released a survey showing that 38% are annoyed by pre-entered tip screens at coffee shops, food trucks, etc.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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At the array's center is a 118-dB speaker unit and a 9cc sound cavity to annoy fellow travelers with your excellent taste in music or be a useful audio beacon in emergencies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As Venus irritates Pluto, exploring an office entanglement might not be a good idea!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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In fact, vitamin C, chemical exfoliants (like glycolic, lactic, or salicylic acid), and retinol shouldn’t be used together all at once, since this combination can irritate and inflame the skin (including your existing hyperpigmentation).—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
1 Aug. 2025
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Freeman has been dissatisfied with his swing since mid-May and has been in the most extended slump of his career.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
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Tennesseans dissatisfied with public education, skeptical of legislature's performance The majority of Tennesseans – 54% – reported being dissatisfied with the state’s K-12 public education system, while 11% reported being very satisfied with public education.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Displease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displease. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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