displease
VerbUS[dih-spleez]/dɪˈspliz/2 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·please′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Displeased; present participle & verbal noun Displeasing.]
Origin: OF. desplaisir, whence F. déplaisir displeasure; pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to please. See Please, and cf. Displeasure.
1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; — often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
God was displeased with this thing.— 1 Chron. xxi. 7.
Wilt thou be displeased at us forever?— Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Bk. of Com. Prayer).
This virtuous plaster will displease Your tender sides.— John Fletcher
Adversity is so wholesome... why should we be displeased therewith?— Isaac Barrow
2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. obsolete
I shall displease my ends else.— Francis, & Fletcher, John. Beaumont
Synonyms: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe; anger; provoke; affront.
Dis·please′ intransitive verb
To give displeasure or offense. obsolete
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54