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    displeased
    /dɪsˈpliːzd/

    adjective

    • 1. feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure: "he was displeased with your work"

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  2. adjective. formal uk / dɪˈspliːzd / us / dɪˈspliːzd / Add to word list. annoyed or unhappy: displeased with I am very unhappy and displeased with what I have read. displeased at He says you weren't entirely displeased at the news. See. displease. Fewer examples.

  3. to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.

  4. 1. : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying. their gossip displeases her. 2. : to be offensive to. abstract art displeases him. intransitive verb. : to give displeasure. behavior calculated to displease. Synonyms. disaffect. discontent. disgruntle. dissatisfy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  5. He was displeased that his daughter was marrying a man just one year younger than he was. They are very displeased with me. We're all unhappy and displeased with the position we're in, but I don't see any alternative.

  6. adjective. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure. synonyms: discontent, discontented. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, riled, roiled, steamed, stung. aroused to impatience or anger. browned off, cheesed off, exasperated. greatly annoyed; out of patience.

  7. For a word, she would flare up into a sudden anger, nor try as he would, could he divine what action of his would displease her. From Project Gutenberg. Displease definition: to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy. See examples of DISPLEASE used in a sentence.

  8. displeased. adjective. /dɪsˈpliːzd/. /dɪsˈpliːzd/. (formal) jump to other results. feeling upset, annoyed or not satisfied. He was clearly both astonished and displeased to see her there. The record company was displeased by the band’s attitude.