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- Dictionarydispleased/dɪsˈpliːzd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure: "he was displeased with your work"
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adjective. formal uk / dɪˈspliːzd / us / dɪˈspliːzd / Add to word list. annoyed or unhappy: displeased with I am very unhappy and displeased with what I have read. displeased at He says you weren't entirely displeased at the news. See. displease. Fewer examples.
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
1. : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying. their gossip displeases her. 2. : to be offensive to. abstract art displeases him. intransitive verb. : to give displeasure. behavior calculated to displease. Synonyms. disaffect. discontent. disgruntle. dissatisfy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
to offend or annoy. The children's behaviour displeased their father. ofender, disgustar. disˈpleased adjective. She was displeased with him for being late. ofendido. displeasure ( disˈpleʒə) noun. disapproval.
adjective. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. synonyms: discontent, discontented. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, riled, roiled, steamed, stung. aroused to impatience or anger. browned off, cheesed off, exasperated. greatly annoyed; out of patience.
Definition of 'displeased' Word Frequency. displeased. (dɪspliːzd ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] If you are displeased with something, you are annoyed or rather angry about it. Some members of the society are displeased with the proposed change. [ + with/at] He was not displeased at the way he had handled the meeting.
adjective. /dɪsˈpliːzd/ (formal) feeling upset, annoyed or not satisfied. He was clearly both astonished and displeased to see her there. The record company was displeased by the band’s attitude. displeased with somebody/something Are you displeased with my work?
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.
When you displease someone, you disappoint them or make them unhappy. Your dog's loud barking at 5 AM is sure to displease your neighbors. The prefix dis- is often used to signify the opposite of something, and displease is no exception: it means to do the opposite of pleasing someone.
