displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
have been displeasing
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present perfect progressiveof displease.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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I believed that so many prayers and tears, and love without measure, would not have been displeasing to God. . . .
From Italy, the Magic Land by Lilian Whiting
The company commonly gathered at his house would have been displeasing to Johnson.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell
It would not have been displeasing to Miss Merrivale had the floor at that particular instant opened and engulfed her former hostess.
From The Philistines by Arlo Bates
They had no intention, however, of following him, for that would have been displeasing to the veteran, who, had he desired their company, would have asked for it.
From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Edward Sylvester Ellis
The aspect of these men, that would have been displeasing to almost any one else, satisfied Roblado.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
