Definition of displease Displease

/dɪspliˈz/ - [displeez] - dis•please

We found 10 definitions of displease from 6 different sources.

What does displease mean?

Verb displeases, displeasing, displeased
displease - give displeasure to
		delight, please take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
		annoy, rile, nettle, devil, nark, irritate, gravel, get to, get at, vex, chafe, rag, bother cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
		repulse, repel force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
		dissatisfy fail to satisfy

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displease (Verb)
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
displease (Verb)
To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
displease (Verb)
To give displeasure or offense.

displease (v. t.)
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
displease (v. t.)
To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
displease (v. i.)
To give displeasure or offense.

displease
dis-plēz′, v.t. to offend: to make angry in a slight degree: to be disagreeable to.—v.i. to raise aversion.—n. Displeas′ance (Spens.), displeasure.—adj. Displeas′ant (obs.).—p.adj. Displeased′, vexed, annoyed.—adv. Displeas′edly.—n. Displeas′edness.—p.adj. Displeas′ing, causing displeasure: giving offence.—adv. Displeas′ingly.—n. Displeas′ingness. [O. Fr. desplaisir, des—L. dis, neg., plaisir, to please.]