displease
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- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
Definition of displease
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
“The boy's rudeness displeased me.”
“I felt displeased with the boy.”
“Wilt thou be displeased at us forever: and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another?”
“How can an operator be, at the same time, top for overall satisfaction and bottom for value for money? I turned to Anthony Smith for the answer, leaning on his 20 years running Transport Focus and its predecessors. It's commuters, he explained. "You can't please commuters, you can only not displease them."”
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verb
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(transitive)To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
“The boy's rudeness displeased me.”
“I felt displeased with the boy.”
“Wilt thou be displeased at us forever: and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another?”
“How can an operator be, at the same time, top for overall satisfaction and bottom for value for money? I turned to Anthony Smith for the answer, leaning on his 20 years running Transport Focus and its predecessors. It's commuters, he explained. "You can't please commuters, you can only not displease them."”
- (intransitive)To give displeasure or offense.
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(obsolete, transitive)To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
“I shall displease my ends else.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
English dis- + please, from Middle English displesen, from Anglo-Norman despleisir, desplere, from Old French desplere (des- + plere).
Words you can make from displease
200+ playable · top: DESPISAL (11 pts)
Best play despisal 11 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
30 words- ALIPEDS 10 pts
- APSIDES 10 pts
- DESPISE 10 pts
- DISPELS 10 pts
- ELAPIDS 10 pts
- ELAPSED 10 pts
- LAPIDES 10 pts
- PALSIED 10 pts
- PESADES 10 pts
- PLEASED 10 pts
- PLEIADS 10 pts
- SALPIDS 10 pts
- SEPALED 10 pts
- SPEILED 10 pts
- SPIELED 10 pts
- ELAPSES 9 pts
- ESPIALS 9 pts
- LAPISES 9 pts
- LIPASES 9 pts
- PALSIES 9 pts
- PELISSE 9 pts
- PLEASES 9 pts
- SAPELES 9 pts
- AEDILES 8 pts
- AIDLESS 8 pts
- DIESELS 8 pts
- DISEASE 8 pts
- IDLESSE 8 pts
- SEASIDE 8 pts
- SEIDELS 8 pts
6-letter words
74 words- ALIPED 9 pts
- DIPSAS 9 pts
- DISPEL 9 pts
- ELAPID 9 pts
- ESPIED 9 pts
- LAPSED 9 pts
- LEAPED 9 pts
- LISPED 9 pts
- PADLES 9 pts
- PASSED 9 pts
- PEALED 9 pts
- PEDALS 9 pts
- PEISED 9 pts
- PESADE 9 pts
- PISSED 9 pts
- PLAIDS 9 pts
- PLEADS 9 pts
- PLEIAD 9 pts
- SALPID 9 pts
- SLIPED 9 pts
- SPADES 9 pts
- SPEEDS 9 pts
- SPILED 9 pts
- ASLEEP 8 pts
- ELAPSE 8 pts
- ESPIAL 8 pts
- ESPIES 8 pts
- LAPSES 8 pts
- LIPASE 8 pts
- PASSEE 8 pts
- PASSEL 8 pts
- PEASES 8 pts
- PEISES 8 pts
- PLEASE 8 pts
- PLISSE 8 pts
- SALEPS 8 pts
- SAPELE 8 pts
- SEPALS 8 pts
- SEPIAS 8 pts
- SLEEPS 8 pts
- SLIPES 8 pts
- SPAILS 8 pts
- SPALES 8 pts
- SPEELS 8 pts
- SPEILS 8 pts
- SPEISE 8 pts
- SPIELS 8 pts
- SPILES 8 pts
- AEDILE 7 pts
- AISLED 7 pts
- ASIDES 7 pts
- DAISES 7 pts
- DASSIE 7 pts
- DEASIL 7 pts
- DIESEL 7 pts
- DIESES 7 pts
- EDILES 7 pts
- ELIDES 7 pts
- IDEALS 7 pts
- LADIES 7 pts
- LEASED 7 pts
- SAILED 7 pts
- SEALED 7 pts
- SEDILE 7 pts
- SEIDEL 7 pts
- SEISED 7 pts
- SIDLES 7 pts
- SLIDES 7 pts
- AISLES 6 pts
- EASELS 6 pts
- EASIES 6 pts
- LASSIE 6 pts
- LEASES 6 pts
- LIASES 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- DEEPS 8 pts
- PADIS 8 pts
- PADLE 8 pts
- PALED 8 pts
- PEDAL 8 pts
- PEDES 8 pts
- PEDIS 8 pts
- PILED 8 pts
- PLAID 8 pts
- PLEAD 8 pts
- PLIED 8 pts
- SAPID 8 pts
- SIPED 8 pts
- SPADE 8 pts
- SPAED 8 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- APSIS 7 pts
- ASPIS 7 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LAPSE 7 pts
- LEAPS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- LISPS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PAISE 7 pts
- PALES 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
- PASSE 7 pts
- PEALS 7 pts
- PEASE 7 pts
- PEELS 7 pts
- PEISE 7 pts
- PELES 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PLEAS 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- SALEP 7 pts
- SALPS 7 pts
- SEEPS 7 pts
- SEPAL 7 pts
- SEPIA 7 pts
- SIPES 7 pts
- SLAPS 7 pts
- SLEEP 7 pts
- SLIPE 7 pts
- SLIPS 7 pts
- AEDES 6 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DELIS 6 pts
- DESIS 6 pts
- DIALS 6 pts
- EASED 6 pts
- EDILE 6 pts
- ELIDE 6 pts
- IDEAL 6 pts
- IDEAS 6 pts
- IDLES 6 pts
- ISLED 6 pts
- LADES 6 pts
- LASED 6 pts
- LEADS 6 pts
- LEDES 6 pts
- SADES 6 pts
- SADIS 6 pts
- SAIDS 6 pts
- SEEDS 6 pts
- SIDES 6 pts
- SIDLE 6 pts
- SILDS 6 pts
- SLEDS 6 pts
- SLIDE 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LASSI 5 pts
- LEASE 5 pts
- SAILS 5 pts
- SALES 5 pts
- SEALS 5 pts
- SEELS 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SIALS 5 pts
- SISAL 5 pts
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