as in to annoy
to make discontented
her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her
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Recent Examples of displease
On Wednesday, Trump responded to her message by attacking Budde with one of his familiar insults for women who displease him.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
Still, there are Democrats in the upper chamber displeased with the bill, with at least a dozen senators expected to oppose it.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
To the surprise of no one, apart from seemingly the International Cricket Council who didn't appear ready for a contingency, India refused to travel to Pakistan, who obviously were displeased and threatened to reciprocate at the 2026 T20 World Cup in India.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The man was captured looking shocked and displeased as a waitress, after being instructed to prank the parent by his family, suddenly pulled his burger and fries dish from under him.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
Still, there are Democrats in the upper chamber displeased with the bill, with at least a dozen senators expected to oppose it.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
To the surprise of no one, apart from seemingly the International Cricket Council who didn't appear ready for a contingency, India refused to travel to Pakistan, who obviously were displeased and threatened to reciprocate at the 2026 T20 World Cup in India.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The man was captured looking shocked and displeased as a waitress, after being instructed to prank the parent by his family, suddenly pulled his burger and fries dish from under him.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displease
Verb
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Instead of getting annoyed, try again a few minutes later and remember, never vent your frustration to your cats.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since then, Lorenzo had been aggressive in pushing the Pinos to seek better medical expertise to get to the bottom of Tatiana’s health problems — an effort that reportedly annoyed Sergio.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Products with fragrances can also irritate the skin.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ramirez-Rosa has been a magnet for it, in ways that could further irritate the city’s already-tender Black-Latino relations.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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An early 2025 Gallup poll found, however, that more Americans were dissatisfied (52%) than satisfied (42%) with the Social Security and Medicare systems.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The move is not entirely unexpected for the art world, which has seen art dealers dissatisfied with the status quo established by art fairs such as the Art Dealers Association of America and the Armory Show.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Stay on marked trails, pack all your trash, and respect wildlife (do not feed or disturb them).—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In his State of the State speech Wednesday, Pritzker argued the current moment has disturbing parallels to the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Displease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displease. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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