displease

dis·please

 (dĭs-plēz′)

v. dis·pleased, dis·pleas·ing, dis·pleas·es

v.tr.

To cause annoyance or vexation to.

v.intr.

To cause displeasure or annoyance.

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[Middle English displesen, from Old French desplaire, desplais-, from Vulgar Latin *displacēre, from Latin displicēre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin placēre, to please; see please.]

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dis·pleas′ing·ly adv.

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displease

(dɪsˈpliːz)

vb

to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone)

disˈpleasing adj

disˈpleasingly adv

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dis•please

(dɪsˈpliz)

v. -pleased, -pleas•ing. v.t.

1. to incur the dissatisfaction or dislike of.

v.i.

2. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure.

[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French]

dis•pleas′ing•ly, adv.

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displease

Past participle: displeased
Gerund: displeasing

Imperative

displease

displease

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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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.

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displease

verb

To be very disagreeable to:

offend.

Slang: turn off.

Idioms: give offense to, not set right with.

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Translations

يُثيرُ اسْتِياء

netěšitneuspokojit

mishage

missfallen

déplaire

nem tetszik

skaprauna

disgustaredispiacereessere spiacevolescontentare

pykdyti

kaitinātsadusmot

mishagevekke mishag hos

znepáčiť sa

canını sıkmakgücendirmek

使生气

displease

[dɪsˈpliːz] VT (= be disagreeable to) → desagradar; (= annoy) → disgustar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

displease

[dɪsˈpliːz] vt → mécontenter, contrarier

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displease

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

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displease

[dɪsˈpliːz] vt → dispiacere a, scontentare
displeased with → scontento/a di

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displease

(disˈpliːz) verb

to offend or annoy. The children's behaviour displeased their father. mishaag, maak ontevrede يُثيرُ اسْتِياء не се харесвам на desagradar netěšit, neuspokojit mißfallen mishage δυσαρεστώofender, 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, mishage wywołać niezadowolenie خپله كول، زړه بدول desagradar a displăcea вызывать недовольство znepáčiť sa užaliti, presedati naljutiti väcka missnöje hos, förarga ทำให้ไม่พอใจ gücendirmek; canını sıkmak 惹怒，使不悅 сердити, дратувати ناراض کرنا làm phật lòng 使生气

disˈpleased adjective

She was displeased with him for being late. ontevrede, vies مُسْتاء недоволен descontente nespokojený, rozmrzelý ungehalten misfornøjet; utilfreds δυσαρεστημένοςofendido 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 misnoegdmisfornøyd, utilfredsniezadowolony رنځور descontente supărat недовольный namrzený nejevoljen ljut missnöjd, förtretad ไม่พอใจ gücenmiş, canı sıkılmış 令人生氣的 незадоволений ناراض khó chịu 令人生气的

displeasure (disˈpleʒə) noun

disapproval. She showed her displeasure by leaving at once. misnoeë, ontevredenheid إسْتِياء، عَدَم رِضى неудоволствие desagrado nelibost das Mißfallen misfornøjethed; utilfredshed δυσαρέσκειαdisgusto, desagrado meelepaha رنجش؛ ناخشنودی suuttumus déplaisir אִי שְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹן अप्रसन्नता nezadovoljstvo visszatetszés kekesalan óánægja scontentezza 不機嫌 불만 nepasitenkinimas neapmierinātība; nepatika perasaan tersinggung misnoegenmishag, ubehagniezadowolenie زړه بدول desagrado ne­mulţumire недовольство nechuť nezadovoljstvo nezadovoljstvo missnöje, ogillande ความไม่พอใจ hoşnutsuzluk, canı sıkılma 不悅 незадоволення ناراضگی cảm giác khó chịu 不满

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displease

v. desagradar; incomodar.

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