DISPLEASE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

displease

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈplēz

Definition of displease

as in to annoy

to make discontented her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her

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Recent Examples of displease When the restaurant informed the couple that they were not permitted to offer special alcoholic deals due to local restrictions, the couple was displeased. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Those subpoenas were withdrawn on Thursday in a New York courtroom — just one of the arenas where the president, in his second term, has been seeking to control media coverage that displeases him. — Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for displease

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What annoys me is that this whole thing is called Roaring 20th, so why was there not a flapper and Great Gatsby theme?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Coach Rhett Lashlee was already annoyed with special teams coming into the game, and that was before the Mustangs botched two PAT attempts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of annoy

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If anything, the University of Toronto researchers discovered, we humans are the ones disturbing our dogs’ sleep.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
The disembodied emcee voice for the performance only asks that flash not be used, and that any photography or videography not disturb surrounding attendees.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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