displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
displeases
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present tense formof displease (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"I am alive. Thank you, God. I live and I want to live and I'll continue living, no matter how much that displeases those who want to destroy us," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The rest of NIH’s 27 institutes and centers would stay at current budget levels, a status quo that displeases advocates for biomedical research.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 9, 2023
“But traditionally with royals throughout history, if anyone displeases them, they are out. As Prince Philip always, always said: ‘It’s not about the individual.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
“We’re living in a society where it’s hard to be an individual. We have to always represent the universal citizen … someone who displeases nobody,” he said.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2019
“Your tone displeases me! The girl and her friends were foolhardy in the extreme. Thieving from the headmaster!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
