displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
was displeasing
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past progressiveof displease.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Genesis 38: "And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord."
From Time Magazine Archive
This naturally was displeasing to Alexander le Borgne de Belleisle.
From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
Then he sniffed as if the air contained an odor that was displeasing to him.
From A Waif of the Mountains by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
This independence was displeasing to the professor, who finally, in utter disgust, turned Hutten out of doors in midwinter.
From The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches by Jordan, David Starr
It was impossible to pick a fault in him, and yet the sum-total was displeasing.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
