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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"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 ● Feb. 12, 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
He will call them if they say something that displeases him, and then follow up with a comment on Twitter.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2018
There’s something else that displeases them: I no longer feel like giving them little kisses morning, noon and night.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
