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displease definition

dis·please (dis plēz, dis-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb displeased -·pleased′, displeasing -·pleas′·ing

to fail to please or to be disagreeable (to); annoy; offend; irritate

Etymology: ME displesen < OFr desplaisir < VL *displacere, for L displicere < dis-, not + placere: see please

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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