displease
To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be…To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
» Tom had to have been displeased.
Том, мабуть, був незадоволений.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
The boy's rudeness displeased me.
I felt displeased with the boy.
(intransitive)To give displeasure or offense.
give displeasure to
(obsolete, transitive)To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
missfallen
Examples
160 sentencesTom had to have been displeased.
Том, мабуть, був незадоволений.
Tom thinks Mary will be displeased.
Том думає, що Мері буде незадоволена.
Tom must've been displeased.
Том, мабуть, був незадоволений.
I'm displeased with your negligence.
Я невдоволений вашою недбалістю.
ruЯ недоволен твоей небрежностью.
He was displeased with his neighbor.
ruОн был раздражён своим соседом.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, despleEnglish dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).
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Forms
displeases, displeasing, displeased, displeased| Base form | displease · to displease |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | displeases |
| Present participle | displeasing |
| Past simple | displeased |
| Past participle | displeased |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle