displease
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displease
- /dɪsˈpliːz/
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).
verb displeases · displeasing · displeased
- To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly. The boy's rudeness displeased me.
- To give displeasure or offense.
- To fail to satisfy; to miss of. I shall displease my ends else.
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verb to fail to please or satisfy
| Español | desplacer, displacer, desagradar, disgustar, desazonar |
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| Deutsch | missfallen |
Talk about this word "displease." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/displease. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. displease. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/displease "displease." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/displease.Cite this
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title = {displease},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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