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Displease

/dɪsˈpliːz/

To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

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📖 Definitions of "Displease"

verb

1
To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
"I felt displeased with the boy."
2
To give displeasure or offense.
3
To fail to satisfy; to miss of.

↔️ Antonyms of "Displease"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
delightnoun	Joy; pleasure.
pleaseverb	Used to make a polite request.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Displease"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
offendverb	(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
upsetverb	(uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.
dislikenoun	An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
dissatisfyverb	To fail to satisfy; to displease.
distastenoun	A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
discontentnoun	(uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
irritateverb	(transitive) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
disappointverb	(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
disrelishnoun	A lack of relish: distaste
killverb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
disapproveverb	To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
frustrateverb	(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
unsatisfyverb	(transitive, rare) To fail to satisfy; dissatisfy.
put offverb	(transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
repelverb	(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
disappoyntverb	Obsolete form of disappoint. [(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.]
unmoveverb	(intransitive, nonstandard) To not move; remain still or motionless; remain in place.
disenjoyverb	(transitive) To fail to enjoy; to take no pleasure in.
make someone's ears sadverb	(idiomatic, rare) To displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.
disgruntlenoun	(transitive) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.