displease
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- displeasing adjective
- displeasingly adverb
- displeasingness noun
- self-displeased adjective
Etymology
Origin of displease
1300–50; Middle English desplesen < Anglo-French, Middle French desplaisir. See dis- 1, please
Example Sentences
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"We showed it with Gabriella, we showed it again with Laurence. But it displeases some people, obviously. It's competition, it's natural. But it's true that it was more complicated than we thought."
From Barron's
Microsoft’s stock has dropped nearly 14% since the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report, showing how investors have been displeased by the pace of Azure’s revenue growth relative to the company’s level of capex spending.
From MarketWatch
Microsoft’s stock has dropped nearly 14% since the company’s Jan. 28 earnings report, showing how investors have been displeased by the pace of Azure’s revenue growth relative to the company’s level of capex spending.
From MarketWatch
Investors have been displeased with the iPhone maker’s slow progress in the AI space and its lackluster Apple Intelligence offering.
From MarketWatch
But online reviews left by an overwhelming number of displeased customers say otherwise.
From Salon
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