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Meanings of displease in English

Portuguese
desagradar
Catalan
descontentar
Spanish
disgustar

Give displeasure to.

desagradar
Antonyms
Examples for "please"
Examples for "please"
1
But Monti said attempting to please public opinion risked undermining Europe's credibility.
Reuters
2
If you, or someone you know, needs help, please contact Victim Support.
Radio NZ
3
Can you please explain the science behind the answer to this question?
Wired
4
If you don't wish me to continue writing, please let me know.
Letters to jackie: condolences from a grieving nation
5
Photo: SUPPLIED We're saying to all the political parties please pay attention.
Radio NZ
Usage of displease in English
1
It may displease you; it may offend; but still truth is truth.
Select Speeches of Kossuth
2
More than a year after the detentions, Toronto continues to displease Beijing.
News.com.au
3
And in fact the picture it shows me does not displease me.
The Sisters — Volume 2
4
He was; but to see him angry did not displease Miss Newcome.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
5
The answer that flashed instantly on the screen seemed to displease him.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
6
He spoke almost fiercely, but the words did not displease the girl.
Winston of the Prairie
7
The two fair forms were blended, and it did not displease him.
Mohammed Ali and His House
8
But if you displease Geffen you find yourself immediately denied his munificence.
The new yorker
9
Nothing about this will much displease LucasFilms or its parents at Disney.
The Irish Times
10
This consideration did displease me, but it was voted and so went.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 29: June/July 1664
11
To refuse now would be rude, which would certainly displease her hostess.
In every heartbeat
12
This method of being brought back to consciousness did not displease him.
The Old Wives' Tale
13
I presented myself before her, and my presence did not displease her.
Samuel Brohl and Company
14
She would rather burn off both her hands than displease my grandfather.
Orley Farm
15
Even the marquis, with his ironical politeness, was beginning to displease her.
The Fortune of the Rougons
16
Perhaps I ought not to tell you, Effie-perhaps it will displease him.
A Girl in Ten Thousand
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Displease through the time
Displease across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common