displease

(dĭs-plēz')

v., -pleased, -pleas·ing, -pleas·es.

v.tr.
To cause annoyance or vexation to.

v.intr.
To cause annoyance or displeasure.

[Middle English displesen, from Old French desplaire, desplais-, from Vulgar Latin *displacēre, from Latin displicēre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin placēre, to please; see please.]

displeasingly dis·pleas'ing·ly adv.

verb

To be very disagreeable to: offend. Slang turn off. Idioms: give offense to, not setrightwellwith. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.

v

Definition: make unhappy
Antonyms: appease, calm, compose, delight, humor, make happy, please, satisfy

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: give displeasure to
  Antonym: please (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mishage, irritere
v. intr. - vække mishag

Nederlands (Dutch)
mishagen, ergeren, niet bevallen

Français (French)
v. tr. - mécontenter, contrarier, déplaire à
v. intr. - mécontenter

Deutsch (German)
v. - mißfallen, verärgern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δυσαρεστώ, κακοκαρδίζω

Italiano (Italian)
dispiacere, dispiacere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desagradar

Русский (Russian)
вызывать недовольство

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desagradar, disgustar, molestar
v. intr. - ser desagradable, ser molesto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - misshaga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使不高兴, 使讨厌, 得罪, 触怒, 使人不高兴, 使人生气

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使不高興, 使討厭, 得罪, 觸怒
v. intr. - 使人不高興, 使人生氣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기분 상하게 하다, 화나게 하다
v. intr. - 기분이 상하다, 화나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不快にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغضب, يثير الإزعاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכעיס, הרגיז‬
v. intr. - ‮היה מרגיז או בלתי-נעים‬

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