Synonyms for displeased


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-pleez
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈpliz


Définition of displeased

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French desplais-, present tense stem of desplaisir "to displease" (13c.), from Latin displicere "displease," from dis- "not" (see dis-) + placere "to please" (see please). Related: Displeased; displeasing.
  • adj unhappy
Example sentences :
  • Be satisfied, my dear, mean time, that I am not displeased with you: indeed I am not.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • "I was afraid I had offended you or displeased you," she said.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Is it possible that Wiseli can have displeased you in any way?
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Yes; but she told me that you would not be displeased at it.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Philip shook his head, and, displeased with his companion, sought his pillow.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He had made a bad use of the fairies' gift, and they were displeased.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • But since you have displeased Venus, go to her and ask her favor.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • You are displeased, Rosa, my sweet girl, with my loving flowers.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • She should really be displeased with him, she said, if he did not go.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Nobody here has displeased you or hurt your feelings, I hope.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Antonyms for displeased

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