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displeased

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verb

past tense of displease

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of displeased
Adjective
Kraft, his teammates and coaches have been giving the fans plenty to be displeased about. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The Wolverines looked out of sorts for most of the night, and Whittingham was visibly displeased with their performance. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Drinkwitz was displeased with just one sack and no takeways from the defense on the night. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Public Broadcast Laboratory was displeased with her footage of Coleman and Denardo and cancelled the film. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Vitello fervently defended Adames the day after the broadcast, and Adames was plenty displeased with how he was framed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 The Firm is, unsurprisingly, displeased at the idea of more dirty laundry coming to light. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026 The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, was still displeased with the larger spending plan, which is the largest in state history despite its minimal growth. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026 The only cohort of players likely to be displeased with this year’s prize money increases are doubles specialists. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Sadat was killed by Muslim extremists who were displeased with Sadat’s foreign and domestic policies. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 When the restaurant informed the couple that they were not permitted to offer special alcoholic deals due to local restrictions, the couple was displeased. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court. — 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 Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displeased
Adjective
  • Somebody in a previous crowd left dissatisfied because Friday’s visit from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation was a complaint inspection.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Bass is the incumbent, and many Pratt supporters are dissatisfied with her performance, Spencer said.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That was the question that annoyed Steinbrenner, who is backing a system that would strip his team of a financial advantage while falling in line with other billionaire ballclub owners, who tend to vote as a unified bloc.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The innkeeper is annoyed that his wife wants more conversation.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • During a conversation in June, 1985, Darman seemed tired and frustrated.
    — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That was fine in the past, when frustrated boosters would often pony up the cash needed to make a mid-contract move.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Some develop in varicose veins; others form where a needle or IV has irritated a vein.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, with the public already discontented over elevated living costs and deteriorating public services, such measures risk further inflaming social tensions.
    — , CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Claude has apparently sought to siphon users discontented with ChatGPT, unveiling an update in February that allows users to import their data from competitor AI chatbots.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • An officer responded to PSA, and police said about two pallets of cards were stolen from the truck and a third was disturbed.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As one of the most effective natural sinks for carbon, peatlands could accelerate climate change if disturbed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Florida rose from the dead to upset Texas in Austin on the back of another disappointing performance from Arch Manning.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Still, RadarOnline is reporting that Meghan is upset by comments from her ex-agent Ari Emanuel.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Displeased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displeased. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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