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displease

verb
🔊/dɪsˈpliːz/
🔊/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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  1. 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.