• IPA: /dɪsˈpliːz/

displease (displeases, present participle displeasing; past and past participle displeased)

1. (transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

   The boy's rudeness displeased me.

   I felt displeased with the boy.

   • 1662, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “The Psalms, Sixteenth Day, Evening Prayer ↗”, in The Book of Common-Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, […], London: Printed by John Bill, and Christopher Barker, […], OCLC 1053343847 ↗, column 1, psalm 85, line 5:

     Wilt thou be displeased at us forever: and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another?

2. (intransitive) To give displeasure or offense.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To fail to satisfy; to miss of.

• misplease

• please

• displeasure

• German: missfallen