displease
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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 English displesen, from Old French desplaire, desplais-, from Vulgar Latin *displacēre, from Latin displicēre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin placēre, to please; see please.]
dis·pleas′ing·ly adv.
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displease
(dɪsˈpliːz)vb
to annoy, offend, or cause displeasure to (someone)
disˈpleasing adj
disˈpleasingly adv
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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.
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displease
Past participle: displeased
Gerund: displeasing
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| Verb | 1. | 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" dissatisfy - fail to satisfy |
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displease
verb annoy, 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 up He did not wish to displease her.
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displease
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Translations
يُثيرُ اسْتِياء
netěšitneuspokojit
mishage
nem tetszik
skaprauna
pykdyti
kaitinātsadusmot
znepáčiť sa
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
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displease
vt → missfallen (+dat), → nicht gefallen (+dat); (= annoy) → verstimmen, verärgern; to be displeased with something → verärgert über etw (acc) → sein; he was rather displeased to hear that … → er hörte nur sehr ungern, dass …; I was not displeased with my efforts → ich war mit meinen Bemühungen 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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
displease
(disˈpliːz) verb to offend or annoy. The children's behaviour displeased their father.
disˈpleased adjectiveShe was displeased with him for being late.
displeasure (disˈpleʒə) noun disapproval. She showed her displeasure by leaving at once.
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displease
v. desagradar; incomodar.
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