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   Dis·please

   /disˈplēz/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied: "the tone of the letter displeased him"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.

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   What does displease mean?

   • For a word, she would flare up into a sudden anger, nor try as he would, could he divine what action of his would displease her. Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.

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   What does displesen mean?

   • To cause displeasure or annoyance. [Middle English displesen, from Old French desplaire, desplais-, from Vulgar Latin *displacēre, from Latin displicēre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin placēre, to please; see please .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   When is a person displeased?

   • A person is displeased only if that person is deprived of something that that person wants or needs. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of displease?

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   Displease is a verb that means to cause disapproval, dislike, or annoyance. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Displease is a formal verb that means to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy. Learn how to use it in sentences, see its synonyms and antonyms, and find out how to say it in different languages.

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   Displease means to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in various languages.

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   Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   May 24, 2024 · Displease means to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to someone. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Displease means to cause annoyance or vexation to someone, or to be unpleasant or displeasing. See the origin, synonyms, translations and usage of the verb displease in different contexts.