displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
has displeased
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present perfectof displease (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Declining viewership has displeased broadcaster ABC for some time now, and last year’s nearly four-hour ceremony wound up being the least-watched Oscars in history.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2019
My record ... has displeased some prominent Catholic clergymen and organizations and it has been approved by others.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2012
An MOU is an enforcement action in which a bank commits to remedy what has displeased a regulator.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 15, 2011
One path he seems determined to avoid is that taken by another Pulitzer winner and one of Zindel's playwriting models, Edward Albee, whose work since he won his prize in 1967 has displeased most reviewers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The drums kept him awake all night, he guessed, or someone has displeased him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
