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displeased adjective [ dɪsˈpliːzd ]

• feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure.
• "he was displeased with your work"

displease verb

• make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.
• "the tone of the letter displeased him"
Similar: annoy, irritate, infuriate, incense, anger, irk, vex, provoke, pique, peeve, gall, nettle, exasperate, madden, dissatisfy, disgruntle, dismay, put out, affront, offend, insult, mortify, outrage, scandalize, disgust, bother, trouble, upset, perturb, disturb, discompose, aggravate, needle, bug, rile, rattle, miff, hack off, nark, wind up, get at, tee off, tick off, gravel, bum out, piss off,
Opposite: please,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere .


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