displease
English
Etymology
Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere, from des- + plere.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈpliːz/
- Rhymes: -iːz
Verb
displease (third-person singular simple present displeases, present participle displeasing, simple past and past participle displeased)
- (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.
- (Can we date this quote by Bible?), Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Book of Common Prayer)
- Wilt thou be displeased at us forever?
- (intransitive) To give displeasure or offense.
- (transitive, obsolete) To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
- (Can we date this quote by Beaumont and Fletcher?)
- I shall displease my ends else.
- (Can we date this quote by Beaumont and Fletcher?)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
to fail to please or satisfy
|
|
Further reading
- displease in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- displease in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- displease at OneLook Dictionary Search
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.