displease
Verb
- give displeasure to
- To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
- To give displeasure or offense.
- To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
Examples
- I felt displeased with the boy.
- The boy's rudeness displeased me.
Origin / Etymology
English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).
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Scrabble Score: 12
displease: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddisplease: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
displease: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
displease: valid Words With Friends Word