displease

verb

/dɪsˈpliːz/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they displease	/dɪsˈpliːz/ /dɪsˈpliːz/
he / she / it displeases	/dɪsˈpliːzɪz/ /dɪsˈpliːzɪz/
past simple displeased	/dɪsˈpliːzd/ /dɪsˈpliːzd/
past participle displeased	/dɪsˈpliːzd/ /dɪsˈpliːzd/
-ing form displeasing	/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

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displease somebody to make somebody feel upset, annoyed or not satisfied使恼怒；使生气；使不悦
- The tone of the letter displeased her.来信的语气使她不快。
opposite please
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.

BNC: 21416 COCA: 19965

displease verb
⇨ annoy

BNC: 21416 COCA: 19965

displease