to displease
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4.7
- verb
- /dɪsˈpliz/
:
desagradar a
- His rude behavior was sure to displease the audience.
- displease many
So he keeps this this pool, and he throws slaves who displease him in there.
- So he keeps this this pool, and he throws slaves who displease him in there.
- You know Jesus didn't say God of his power be displeased if you asked for a loaf of bread and as a matter of fact He fed the multitude.
- Now this let's just say it displeased the Italians, who believed that San Marino might harbor Austro Hungarian spies.
Examples
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The Highmaster will be displeased about our ship.
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I hope that won't displease you.
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Do our gifts displease your government?
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The only conclusion I can draw is that I must have displeased you greatly.
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Did she displease you?
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The results are inconclusive because almost as many respondents are displeased with the benefits as are pleased.
Academic text (1990) -
You've gone and displeased your people, Clarence.
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Rose is displeased.
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The emperor is displeased.
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Nyerere was greatly displeased when Mugabe rebuffed his plea not to send troops to the Congo.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
524
2.8
Cause a person to feel hurt, upset and angry because of your words or actions
362
1.0
Make someone feel sad or worried
246
1.0
Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions
78
2.9
Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions
3
5.0
To make someone not satisfied with their situation
2
6.8
To make someone feel annoyed
1
4.3
To make someone unhappy because something does not meet their needs or wants
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8.0
To make someone feel unhappy or annoyed
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Displease combines dis- meaning 'not' and please meaning 'to make happy', so to displease someone is to 'not please' them or to make them annoyed or unhappy.