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- Dictionarydispleased/dɪsˈpliːzd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure: "he was displeased with your work"
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annoyed or unhappy: displeased with I am very unhappy and displeased with what I have read. displeased at He says you weren't entirely displeased at the news. See. displease. Fewer examples. He was displeased that his daughter was marrying a man just one year younger than he was. They are very displeased with me.
Synonyms for DISPLEASED: dissatisfied, frustrated, unhappy, discontented, aggrieved, disappointed, disgruntled, disillusioned; Antonyms of DISPLEASED: pleased, satisfied, contented, content, glad, happy, delighted, gratified.
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
The meaning of DISPLEASE is to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying. How to use displease in a sentence.
Adj. 1. displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position". pleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure.
adjective. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. synonyms: discontent, discontented. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, riled, roiled, steamed, stung. aroused to impatience or anger. browned off, cheesed off, exasperated. greatly annoyed; out of patience.
Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.
feeling upset, annoyed or not satisfied. He was clearly both astonished and displeased to see her there. The record company was displeased by the band’s attitude.
dis•please (dis plēz′ ), v., -pleased, -pleas•ing. v.t. to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge. v.i. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure: Bad weather displeases. Anglo-French, Middle French desplaisir.
When you displease someone, you disappoint them or make them unhappy. Your dog's loud barking at 5 AM is sure to displease your neighbors. The prefix dis- is often used to signify the opposite of something, and displease is no exception: it means to do the opposite of pleasing someone.
