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. — deniko
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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. — deniko
Tom thinks Mary will be displeased.
Том думає, що Мері буде незадоволена. — deniko
Tom must've been displeased.
Том, мабуть, був незадоволений. — deniko
I'm displeased with your negligence.
Я невдоволений вашою недбалістю. — Anjy
ruЯ недоволен твоей небрежностью. — sharptoothed
He was displeased with his neighbor.
ruОн был раздражён своим соседом. — odexed
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 |
regular · Lesson
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