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Definition of displease verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · To annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone).... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
displease definition: to make someone annoyed or unhappy: . Learn more.
displease ( dɪspl i z ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense displeases , present participle displeasing , past tense , past participle displeased
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English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).
IPA(key): /dɪsˈpliːz/Rhymes: -iːzHyphenation: dis‧pleasedisplease (third-person singular simple present displeases, present participle displeasing, simple past and past participle displeased) 1. (transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly. 1.1. The boy's rudeness displeasedme. 1.2. I felt displeasedwith the boy. 1.1. 1662, ...
“displease”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.“displease”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.“displease”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.6 days ago · 3 senses: 1. the condition of being displeased 2. archaic a. pain b. an act or cause of offence 3. → an archaic word for.... Click for more definitions.
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displease (verb) displease /dɪs ˈ pliːz/ verb. displeases; displeased; displeasing. Britannica Dictionary definition of DISPLEASE. [+ object] : to make (someone) feel unhappy or annoyed. What I said obviously displeased her. = She was obviously displeased by what I said.
