displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
has been displeasing
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present perfect progressiveof displease (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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There was a grim humour in this which has been displeasing to some, as seeming to hold out to vice a hand which has appeared for too long a time to be friendly.
From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony
