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displease

verb

  1. to cause annoyance
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Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpliːz/

verb

Etymology: English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).

  1. 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.”

  2. To give displeasure or offense.
  3. To fail to satisfy; to miss of.

    “I shall displease my ends else.”