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dis·please

(dĭs-plēz′)

v.dis·pleased,dis·pleas·ing,dis·pleas·es

v.tr.

To cause annoyance or vexation to.

v.intr.

To cause displeasure or annoyance.

[Middle Englishdisplesen, from Old Frenchdesplaire, desplais-, from Vulgar Latin*displacēre, from Latindisplicēre : Latindis-,dis- + Latinplacēre,to please; see please.]

dis·pleas′ing·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

displease

(dɪsˈpliːz)

to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone)

disˈpleasingadj

disˈpleasinglyadv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dis•please

(dɪsˈpliz)

v.-pleased, -pleas•ing.v.t.

1. to incur the dissatisfaction or dislike of.

v.i.

2. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure.

[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French]

dis•pleas′ing•ly,adv.

displease

Past participle:displeased
Gerund:displeasing

Imperative
displease
displease

Present
I displease
you displease
he/she/it displeases
we displease
you displease
they displease

Preterite
I displeased
you displeased
he/she/it displeased
we displeased
you displeased
they displeased

Present Continuous
I am displeasing
you are displeasing
he/she/it is displeasing
we are displeasing
you are displeasing
they are displeasing

Present Perfect
I have displeased
you have displeased
he/she/it has displeased
we have displeased
you have displeased
they have displeased

Past Continuous
I was displeasing
you were displeasing
he/she/it was displeasing
we were displeasing
you were displeasing
they were displeasing

Past Perfect
I had displeased
you had displeased
he/she/it had displeased
we had displeased
you had displeased
they had displeased

Future
I will displease
you will displease
he/she/it will displease
we will displease
you will displease
they will displease

Future Perfect
I will have displeased
you will have displeased
he/she/it will have displeased
we will have displeased
you will have displeased
they will have displeased

Future Continuous
I will be displeasing
you will be displeasing
he/she/it will be displeasing
we will be displeasing
you will be displeasing
they will be displeasing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been displeasing
you have been displeasing
he/she/it has been displeasing
we have been displeasing
you have been displeasing
they have been displeasing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been displeasing
you will have been displeasing
he/she/it will have been displeasing
we will have been displeasing
you will have been displeasing
they will have been displeasing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been displeasing
you had been displeasing
he/she/it had been displeasing
we had been displeasing
you had been displeasing
they had been displeasing

Conditional
I would displease
you would displease
he/she/it would displease
we would displease
you would displease
they would displease

Past Conditional
I would have displeased
you would have displeased
he/she/it would have displeased
we would have displeased
you would have displeased
they would have displeased

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Verb

displease - give displeasure to

annoy,devil,gravel,irritate,nark,rile,vex,nettle,rag,bother,chafe,get at,get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

repel,repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion in

dissatisfy - fail to satisfy

delight,please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

displease

verbannoy,upset,anger,provoke,offend,irritate,put out,hassle(informal),aggravate(informal),incense,gall,exasperate,nettle,vex,irk,rile,pique,nark(Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang),piss you off(taboo slang),dissatisfy,put your back upHe did not wish to displease her.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

displease

verb

To be very disagreeable to:

offend.

Slang:turn off.

Idioms:give offense to, not set right with.

Translations

يُثيرُ اسْتِياء

netěšitneuspokojit

mishage

missfallen

déplaire

nem tetszik

skaprauna

disgustare dispiacere essere spiacevole scontentare

pykdyti

kaitinātsadusmot

mishage vekke mishag hos

znepáčiť sa

canını sıkmak gücendirmek

使生气

displease

[dɪsˈpliːz]VT (=be disagreeable to) →desagradar; (=annoy) →disgustar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

displease

[dɪsˈpliːz]vt →mécontenter,contrarier

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

displease

vt →missfallen(+dat), →nicht gefallen(+dat);(= annoy) →verstimmen,verärgern;to bedispleased with something →verärgert überetw(acc) →sein;he was ratherdispleased to hear that … →erhörte nur sehrungern, dass …;I was notdispleased with my efforts →ich war mit meinenBemühungen nicht unzufrieden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

displease

[dɪsˈpliːz]vt →dispiacere a,scontentare
displeased with →scontento/a di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

displease

(disˈpliːz) verb

to offend or annoy.The children's behaviour displeased their father. mishaag, maak ontevrede يُثيرُ اسْتِياء не се харесвам на desagradar netěšit, neuspokojit mißfallen mishageδυσαρεστώofender,disgustar (kedagi) pahandama رنجاندن؛ ناخشنود کردن ärsyttäädéplaire לְהָרגִיז अप्रसन्न करना naljutiti se, ozlovoljiti se nem tetszik mengesalkan skapraunadispiacere 不愉快にさせる 불쾌하게 하다 pykdyti sadusmot; kaitināt menyinggungergeren vekke mishag/uvilje,mishage wywołać niezadowolenie خپله كول، زړه بدول desagradar a displăcea вызывать недовольство znepáčiť sa užaliti, presedati naljutiti väcka missnöje hos, förarga ทำให้ไม่พอใจgücendirmek;canını sıkmak 惹怒，使不悅 сердити, дратувати ناراض کرنا làm phật lòng使生气

disˈpleased adjective

She was displeased with him for being late. ontevrede, viesمُسْتاء недоволен descontente nespokojený, rozmrzelýungehalten misfornøjet; utilfredsδυσαρεστημένοςofendido pahane رنجیده؛ ناخشنود suuttunutfâché כּוֹעֵס, לֹא מְרוּצֶה अप्रसन्नता से nezadovoljan, naljućen elégedetlen kesal óánægðurscontento 腹をたてる 불쾌한 nepatenkintas neapmierināts; aizkaitināts menyinggung perasaanmisnoegdmisfornøyd,utilfredsniezadowolony رنځور descontente supăratнедовольный namrzený nejevoljen ljut missnöjd, förtretad ไม่พอใจ gücenmiş,canı sıkılmış 令人生氣的 незадоволений ناراض khó chịu令人生气的

displeasure (disˈpleʒə) noun

disapproval.She showed her displeasure by leaving at once. misnoeë, ontevredenheid إسْتِياء، عَدَم رِضى неудоволствие desagrado nelibost das Mißfallen misfornøjethed; utilfredshedδυσαρέσκειαdisgusto,desagrado meelepaha رنجش؛ ناخشنودی suuttumusdéplaisir אִי שְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹן अप्रसन्नता nezadovoljstvo visszatetszés kekesalan óánægjascontentezza 不機嫌 불만 nepasitenkinimas neapmierinātība; nepatika perasaan tersinggungmisnoegenmishag,ubehagniezadowolenie زړه بدول desagrado nemulţumireнедовольство nechuť nezadovoljstvo nezadovoljstvo missnöje, ogillande ความไม่พอใจhoşnutsuzluk, canı sıkılma 不悅 незадоволення ناراضگی cảm giác khó chịu不满

displease

v. desagradar; incomodar.

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