displease
/dɪsˈpliːz/
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Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables2
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Academic vocabulary
verb
1. To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
"I felt displeased with the boy."
2. To give displeasure or offense.
3. To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
Synonyms
≠ Antonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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