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How to pronounce displease in English?

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Type Words
Has types bother, chafe, devil, dissatisfy, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, repel, repulse, rile, annoy, vex
Derivation displeasure

Examples of displease

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Even when people say things that displease you, you don't let it slow you down.
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He is aloof and condescending and those characteristics displease many of us.
From the economist.com
Conceding that Obama wasn't Jimmy Carter redux would displease the Republican base.
From the latimes.com
Every customer that you displease will tell 7 people about their experience.
From the forbes.com
China is now a much stronger country and America far more anxious not to displease it.
From the economist.com
United says the weather forced it to make decisions that were bound to displease many.
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Bush's caution will probably not displease the bulk of American people now.
From the time.com
Russian journalists who displease the authorities get maimed or murdered.
From the guardian.co.uk
Harper's won't please everyone, and some aspects would displease anyone.
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  • Displeased Records is a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. The label has many Dutch and other extreme metal bands on its roster, but has also rereleased many classic albums, including albums by Agathocles (band), Cryptopsy, Infernu00E4l Mu00E4jesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash. The label also has a large mail order division called Discorder.com.
  • 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; To fail to satisfy; to miss of; To give displeasure or offense
  • To incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying; to be offensive to intransitive senses; to give displeasure. E.g., "Darcy, I shall never understand why you go through the world determined to be displeased with everything and everyone in it." - Mr. Bingley