Meaning

1 senses

  1. To fail in pleasing; displease.

Origin

From Middle English misplesen, equivalent to mis- + please. Compare Old French mesplaire.

From Middle English misplesen, equivalent to mis- + please. Compare Old French mesplaire.

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Forms

mispleases, mispleasing, mispleased, mispleased
Base formmisplease · to misplease
3rd person singularmispleases
Present participlemispleasing
Past simplemispleased
Past participlemispleased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymisplease
he, she, itmispleases

Past simpleLesson

all personsmispleased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mispleased
he, she, ithas mispleased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill misplease

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misogynistmisogynisticmisogynymisplaceC1misprintmispronouncemisquote

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