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displeased

displeased

7 3.7
Not happy and a little annoyed
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈplizd/
translation icon : descontento
  • The teacher was displeased with the students' lack of preparation for the exam.
  • very displeased
  • extremely displeased
  • obviously displeased

When I am evil, to confess to you is nothing else but to be displeased with myself.

Examples

  • Pastor, you look displeased with our tolerance.

  • I am highly displeased with you!

  • We had no warning of this, and I am very displeased with you.

    Blog text (24)
  • I mentioned to him that he could phone someone to work for him, but he was displeased with this as well.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I was very displeased to discover that she had other guests, a young man and woman.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I decided to let him know I was displeased.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You were displeased when I invited her here, weren't you?

  • But the manifesto observed that junior officers were also displeased about military corruption.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Julius Caesar here is going to be very displeased with you, Ornshaw.

  • The group gathered by the fireplace stepped back, displeased, when Pehr returned and doused the fire.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

disappointed
vsdispleased
527 1.0

Unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen

is broader annoyance rather than sadness from unmet hopes
frustrated
vsdispleased
280 2.8

Feeling disappointed because you cannot do something you tried hard to do

is a general annoyance rather than stress about blocked goals
disgruntled
vsdispleased
68 6.5

Unhappy and annoyed because you feel unfairly treated or disappointed

is a general annoyance not always caused by unfairness
dissatisfied
vsdispleased
44 3.2

Not happy because something does not meet your expectations

is a broader annoyance or general negative feeling not limited to expectations
unhappy
vsdispleased
37 1.0

Causing sadness or making people feel bad

is a feeling of annoyance or lack of satisfaction, not a thing description
disappointed with
vsdispleased
35 2.0

Feeling sad because something does not meet your hopes

is a general annoyance rather than sadness about one event
unsatisfied
vsdispleased
20 3.7

Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted

is more about annoyance rather than specifically unmet needs
discontented
vsdispleased
3 4.3

Feeling unhappy and not satisfied with your situation

is a broader feeling of annoyance not limited to long situations
discontent
vsdispleased
1 5.3

Not satisfied with the present situation

is a general annoyance not tied specifically to life circumstances
unpleased
vsdispleased
4.5

Not happy with something

is more about feeling annoyed in general rather than just unhappy

Antonyms

936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

How Annoyed

furious
238 3.0
angry
1.0
displeased
7 3.7
irritated
44 3.1

Surface Forms

displeased positive

Morphology

displeased = pleased (transparent) = dis + please + ed

The prefix 'dis-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'pleased', yielding 'not pleased' or dissatisfied.

Etymology

The word displeased comes from the part dis- meaning 'not' and please meaning 'to make happy', the same root you see in pleasant. So, displeased means 'not pleased' and is used when someone is annoyed or not happy.