Found 4 hits - Term: displease, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
displease \displease"\, v. i.
to give displeasure or offense. obs.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
displease \displease"\, v. t. imp. p. p. displeased; p.
pr. vb. n. displeasing. of. desplaisir, whence f.
d'eplaisir 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.
1913 webster
wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --psalms
lxxxv. 5 bk.
of com.
prayer.
1913 webster
this virtuous plaster will displease
your tender sides. --j. fletcher.
1913 webster
adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
displeased therewith? --barrow.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
displeased displeasing please displeasure
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
displease
v : give displeasure to ant: please
see also:
please
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 moby thesaurus words for "displease":
anger, annoy, be disagreeable, bug, chafe, disappoint, discontent,
disgruntle, dishearten, dissatisfy, exasperate, frustrate,
infuriate, irk, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique,
provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, trouble, upset, vex, worry
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