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displease
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dis·please  (ds-plz)
v. dis·pleased, dis·pleas·ing, dis·pleas·es
v.tr.
To cause annoyance or vexation to.
v.intr.
To cause annoyance or displeasure.

[Middle English displesen, from Old French desplaire, desplais-, from Vulgar Latin *displacre, from Latin displicre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin placre, to please; see please.]

dis·pleasing·ly adv.

displease [dɪsˈpliːz]
vb
to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone)
displeasing  adj
displeasingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.displease - give displeasure to
annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
repel, repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion in
dissatisfy - fail to satisfy
delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

displease
verb annoy, upset, anger, provoke, offend, irritate, put out, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, gall, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, pique, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), piss you off (taboo slang), dissatisfy, put your back up He did not wish to displease her.
Translations
displease [dɪsˈpliːz] VT (= be disagreeable to) → desagradar; (= annoy) → disgustar

displease [dɪsˈpliːz] vtmécontenter, contrarier

displease
vtmissfallen (+dat), → nicht gefallen (+dat); (= annoy)verstimmen, verärgern; to be displeased with somethingverärgert über etw (acc)sein; he was rather displeased to hear that …er hörte nur sehr ungern, dass …; I was not displeased with my effortsich war mit meinen Bemühungen nicht unzufrieden

displease [dɪsˈpliːz] vtdispiacere a, scontentare
displeased with → scontento/a di
displease [dɪsˈpliːz] vtdispiacere a, scontentare
displeased with → scontento/a di

displease
v displease [disˈpliːz]
to offend or annoy The children's behaviour displeased their father. mishaag, maak ontevrede يُثيرُ اسْتِياء не се харесвам на netěšit, neuspokojit mishage mißfallen δυσαρεστώ ofender, disgustar (kedagi) pahandama رنجاندن؛ ناخشنود کردن ärsyttää déplaire לְהָרגִיז अप्रसन्न करना naljutiti se, ozlovoljiti se nem tetszik mengesalkan skaprauna dispiacere 不愉快にさせる 불쾌하게 하다 pykdyti sadusmot; kaitināt menyinggung ergeren vekke mishag/uvilje (hos), mishage wywołać niezadowolenie desagradar a displăcea вызывать недовольство znepáčiť sa užaliti, presedati naljutiti väcka missnöje hos, förarga ทำให้ไม่พอใจ gücendirmek; canını sıkmak 使生氣 сердити, дратувати ناراض کرنا làm phật lòng 使
adj disˈpleased
She was displeased with him for being late. ontevrede, vies مُسْتاء недоволен nespokojený, rozmrzelý misfornøjet; utilfreds ungehalten δυσαρεστημένος ofendido pahane رنجیده؛ ناخشنود suuttunut fâché כּוֹעֵס, לֹא מְרוּצֶה अप्रसन्नता से nezadovoljan, naljućen elégedetlen kesal óánægður scontento 腹をたてる 불쾌한 nepatenkintas neapmierināts; aizkaitināts menyinggung perasaan misnoegd misfornøyd, utilfreds niezadowolony descontente supărat недовольный namrzený nejevoljen ljut missnöjd, förtretad ไม่พอใจ gücenmiş, canı sıkılmış 令人生氣的 незадоволений ناراض khó chịu
n displeasure [disˈpleʒə]
disapproval She showed her displeasure by leaving at once. misnoeë, ontevredenheid إسْتِياء، عَدَم رِضى неудоволствие nelibost misfornøjethed; utilfredshed das Mißfallen δυσαρέσκεια disgusto, desagrado meelepaha رنجش؛ ناخشنودی suuttumus déplaisir אִי שְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹן अप्रसन्नता nezadovoljstvo visszatetszés kekesalan óánægja scontentezza 不機嫌 불만 nepasitenkinimas neapmierinātība; nepatika perasaan tersinggung misnoegen mishag, ubehag niezadowolenie desagrado ne­mulţumire недовольство nechuť nezadovoljstvo nezadovoljstvo missnöje, ogillande ความไม่พอใจ hoşnutsuzluk, canı sıkılma 不滿 незадоволення ناراضگی cảm giác khó chịu


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