displease

  • 21displease — dis·please …

    English syllables

  • 22displease — verb Syn: annoy, irritate, anger, incense, irk, vex, nettle, put out, upset, exasperate …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 23displease — dis•please [[t]dɪsˈpliz[/t]] v. pleased, pleas•ing 1) to incur the dissatisfaction or dislike of 2) to be unpleasant; cause displeasure • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF, MF dis•pleas′ing•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24displease — [c]/dɪsˈpliz / (say dis pleez) verb (displeased, displeasing) –verb (t) 1. to cause dissatisfaction to; offend; annoy. –verb (i) 2. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure. –displeasing, adjective –displeasingly, adverb …

  • 25displease —   Ho oukiuki, ho onāukiuki, ho ouluhua …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 26displease — v.tr. make indignant or angry; offend; annoy. Phrases and idioms: be displeased (often foll. by at, with) be indignant or dissatisfied; disapprove. Derivatives: displeasing adj. displeasingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF desplaisir (as DIS , L… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27Displeased — Displease Dis*please , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displeased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displeasing}.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F. d[ e]plaisir displeasure; pref. des (L. dis ) + plaisir to please. See {Please}, and cf. {Displeasure}.] 1. To make not pleased;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Displeasing — Displease Dis*please , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displeased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Displeasing}.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F. d[ e]plaisir displeasure; pref. des (L. dis ) + plaisir to please. See {Please}, and cf. {Displeasure}.] 1. To make not pleased;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29displeased — displease ► VERB ▪ annoy or upset. DERIVATIVES displeased adjective displeasing adjective …

    English terms dictionary

  • 30displeasing — displease ► VERB ▪ annoy or upset. DERIVATIVES displeased adjective displeasing adjective …

    English terms dictionary