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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Displease \Dis*please"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displeased; p.
pr. & vb. n. Displeasing.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F.
d['e]plaisir displeasure; pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to
please. See Please, and cf. Displeasure.]
1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation
or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex;
-- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less
than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
[1913 Webster]
God was displeased with this thing. --1 Chron.
xxi. 7.
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Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --Psalms
lxxxv. 5 (Bk.
of Com.
Prayer).
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This virtuous plaster will displease
Your tender sides. --J. Fletcher.
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Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
displeased therewith? --Barrow.
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2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
I shall displease my ends else. --Beau. & Fl.
Syn: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe;
anger; provoke; affront.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Displease \Dis*please"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Displeased; p.
pr. & vb. n. Displeasing.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F.
d['e]plaisir displeasure; pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to
please. See Please, and cf. Displeasure.]
1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation
or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex;
-- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less
than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
God was displeased with this thing. --1 Chron.
xxi. 7.
Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --Psalms
lxxxv. 5 (Bk.
of Com.
Prayer).
This virtuous plaster will displease Your tender
sides. --J. Fletcher.
Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
displeased therewith? --Barrow.
2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
I shall displease my ends else. --Beau. & Fl.
Syn: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe;
anger; provoke; affront.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
displeased
adj : not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure [ant: pleased]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
displeased
a.
Not pleased#Adjective or happy with something.
vb.
(infl of en displease ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
displeased
a.
Not pleased#Adjective or happy with something.
vb.
(infl of en displease ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
displeased
a.
Not pleased#Adjective or happy with something.
vb.
(infl of en displease ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
displeased
a.
Not pleased#Adjective or happy with something.
vb.
(infl of en displease ed-form)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
displeased
Engelska a.
(avledning en displease ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb displease)
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/ ontevredeFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/ مستاءFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nespokojen
displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/ missfallen see: displease sb., displeasing, displeases, displeasedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/ missfiel see: displease sb., displeasing, displeased, displeasesFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/ verärgert see: displease, displeasingFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
displeased /dɪsplˈiːzd/ δυσαρεστημένοςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
displeased //dɪsˈpliːzd//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]pahoillaan, tyytymätön not pleased or happy
displeased /displiːst/ mécontentFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
displeased //dɪsˈpliːzd//From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]missnöjd not pleased or happy
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/dɪsˈpɫizd/
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "displeased":
against, allergic, averse, beefing, bellyaching, bitching,
complaining, complaintful, con, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking,
disaffected, disappointed, disapprobatory, disapproving,
discontented, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned,
disinclined, dissatisfied, dissenting, envious, faultfinding,
griping, grouchy, grousing, growling, grumbling, hostile,
indignant, low, malcontent, malcontented, murmuring, muttering,
not charmed, opposed, opposing, out of humor, peevish, petulant,
poor, put off, querulant, querulous, rebellious, resentful,
restive, restless, sulky, turned-off, unaccepting, unaccommodating,
unappreciative, unapproving, uncomplimentary, uneasy, unfavorable,
unfriendly, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied,
whiny
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 不悦的,不愉快的