displease
verb
- to cause annoyance
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpliːz/
verb
Etymology: English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).
- 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.”
“I felt displeased with the boy.”
- To give displeasure or offense.
- To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
“I shall displease my ends else.”