displease
verb /dɪsˈpliːz/
/dɪsˈpliːz/
(formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they displease | /dɪsˈpliːz/ /dɪsˈpliːz/ |
he / she / it displeases | /dɪsˈpliːzɪz/ /dɪsˈpliːzɪz/ |
past simple displeased | /dɪsˈpliːzd/ /dɪsˈpliːzd/ |
past participle displeased | /dɪsˈpliːzd/ /dɪsˈpliːzd/ |
-ing form displeasing | /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ |
- displease somebody to make somebody feel upset, annoyed or not satisfied
- The tone of the letter displeased her.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.