displease

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• Rhymes: -iːz

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to displease (third-person singular simple present displeases, present participle displeasing, simple past and past participle displeased)

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.
2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
3. To give displeasure or offense.