Displease

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cause annoyance or vexation to.
  • verb-intransitive. To cause annoyance or displeasure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. 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.
  • v. To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
  • v. To give displeasure or offense.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
  • verb-intransitive. To give displeasure or offense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fail to please; offend; be disagreeable to; excite aversion in: as, acrid and rancid substances displease the taste; glaring colors displease the eye; his conduct displeased his relatives.
  • To fail to accomplish or satisfy; fall short of.
  • [Frequently followed by to in old English.] Synonyms To annoy, chafe, provoke, pique, fret.
  • To excite disgust or aversion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give displeasure to
  • Antonym
    please   
    Verb Form
    Cross Reference
    disgust    vex    offend    anger    dissatisfy    chafe    affront    annoy    provoke   
    Hyponym
    vex    repulse    get at    chafe    nark    nettle    gravel    bother    devil    irritate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disgust    vex    offend    anger    chafe    dissatisfy    affront    annoy    provoke    disgruntle   
    Rhyme
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