displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
were 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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Besides this, the Government had introduced innovations and reforms, many of which were displeasing to the people.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
Willy Forrest, to give him his due, took an instinctive liking to the new intruder and was not to be put off, however much his attentions were displeasing to Anna.
From Aladdin of London or, Lodestar by Sir Max Pemberton
He was past the bloom of youth, but still his fine clothes and his reputed wealth were displeasing to me.
From Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described by J. B. (John Beauchamp) Jones
The maiden gave no sign, but replied— "Had I known, madam, that he or any one beside were displeasing to you, I should never have spoken to him."
From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) by George Saintsbury
The axeman's blows, that lowered the forest and frightened away the game, were displeasing to Mayall, and all his thoughts were now turned on finding a new home.
From The Forest King Wild Hunter of the Adaca by Hervey Keyes
