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Webster 1913 Edition
Displease
Dis-please′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Displeased
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Displeasing
.] [OF.
desplaisir
, whence F. déplaisir
displeasure; pref. des-
(L. dis-
) + plaisir
to please. See Please
, and cf. Displeasure
.] 1.
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.
God was
displeased
with this thing. 1 Chron. xxi. 7.
Wilt thou be
displeased
at us forever? Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Bk. of Com. Prayer).
This virtuous plaster will
Your tender sides.
displease
Your tender sides.
J. Fletcher.
Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
displeased
therewith? Barrow.
2.
To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
[Obs.]
Syn. – To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe; anger; provoke; affront.
Dis-please′
,Verb.
I.
To give displeasure or offense.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Displease
DISPLEASE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To offend; to make angry, sometimes in a slight degree. It usually expresses less than anger, vex, irritate and provoke. Applied to the Almighty in scripture, it may be considered as equivalent to anger.God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 1 Chronicles 21.
2.
To disgust; to excite aversion in; as, acrid and rancid substances displease the taste.3.
To offend; to be disagreeable to. A distorted figure displeases the eye.