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Definition of displease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofdispleaseverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary displeaseverb /dɪsˈpliːz/ /dɪsˈpliːz/(formal)VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theydisplease /dɪsˈpliːz/ /dɪsˈpliːz/he/she/itdispleases /dɪsˈpliːzɪz/ /dɪsˈpliːzɪz/pastsimpledispleased /dɪsˈpliːzd/ /dɪsˈpliːzd/pastparticipledispleased /dɪsˈpliːzd/ /dɪsˈpliːzd/-ingformdispleasing /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ jumptootherresults displeasesomebodytomakesomebodyfeelupset,annoyedornotsatisfiedThetoneoftheletterdispleasedher.oppositepleaseWordOriginlateMiddleEnglish:fromOldFrenchdesplaisir,fromdes-(expressingreversal)+plaisir‘toplease’,fromLatinplacere. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeedispleaseintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionaryCheckpronunciation: displease Nearbywords displaybinnoun displaycasenoun displeaseverb displeasedadjective displeasingadjective mystery noun     FromtheTopic Literatureandwriting B1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay