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- DictionaryDispleased/disˈplēzd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure: "he was displeased with your work"
1. : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying. their gossip displeases her. 2. : to be offensive to. abstract art displeases him. intransitive verb. : to give displeasure. behavior calculated to displease. Synonyms. disaffect. discontent. disgruntle. dissatisfy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
adjective. formal uk / dɪˈspliːzd / us / dɪˈspliːzd / Add to word list. annoyed or unhappy: displeased with I am very unhappy and displeased with what I have read. displeased at He says you weren't entirely displeased at the news. See. displease. Fewer examples.
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
annoyed or unhappy: I am very unhappy and displeased with what I have read. He says you weren't entirely displeased at the news. See. displease. More examplesFewer examples. He was displeased that his daughter was marrying a man just one year younger than he was. They are very displeased with me.
adjective. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. synonyms: discontent, discontented. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, riled, roiled, steamed, stung. aroused to impatience or anger. browned off, cheesed off, exasperated. greatly annoyed; out of patience.
Adj. 1. displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position". pleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure.
Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used 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.
If you are displeased with something, you are annoyed or rather angry about it. Some members of the society are displeased with the proposed change. [ + with/at] He was not displeased at the way he had handled the meeting. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of displease verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
