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- DictionaryDis·please/disˈplēz/
verb
- 1. make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied: "the tone of the letter displeased him"
The meaning of DISPLEASE is to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying. How to use displease in a sentence.
When you displease someone, you disappoint them or make them unhappy. Your dog's loud barking at 5 AM is sure to displease your neighbors. The prefix dis- is often used to signify the opposite of something, and displease is no exception: it means to do the opposite of pleasing someone.
Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.
Verb. 1. displease - give displeasure to. annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves".
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
transitive verb. 1. to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. His reply displeased the judge. intransitive verb. 2. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure. Bad weather displeases.
Definition of displease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. His reply displeased the judge. intransitive verb. 2. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure. Bad weather displeases.
Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.
