displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
are displeasing
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present progressiveof displease.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Peeped a Chinese Government official, after asking that his name be kept secret: "The Japanese Ambassador is saying things which are displeasing to the Chinese People and to the Chinese Government."
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'm sure there are aspects of it that are displeasing to almost everyone, but the point is, this is a way to get started, and that's what we hope to do."
From Time Magazine Archive
"I said, monsieur, that the words you have just spoken are displeasing to my English ears."
From Ten Years Later by Dumas père, Alexandre
I have noticed with regret several things in your remarks and bearing which are displeasing to me.
From The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Leonard, Sterling Andrus
And that my attentions are displeasing to you!
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
