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God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.
Alphonsus Liguori

Meaning of "displeased" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPLEASED

displeased  [dɪsˈpliːzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPLEASED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Displeased is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISPLEASED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Displeased Records

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, Cryptopsy, Infernäl Mäjesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash. The label also has a large mail order division called Discorder.com.

Definition of displeased in the English dictionary

The definition of displeased in the dictionary is If you are displeased with something, you are annoyed or rather angry about it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPLEASED


accused
əˈkjuːzd
amused
əˈmjuːzd
bemused
bɪˈmjuːzd
bruised
bruːzd
confused
kənˈfjuːzd
diseased
dɪˈziːzd
disused
dɪsˈjuːzd
enthused
ɪnˈθjuːzd
fused
fjuːzd
overused
ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd
perfused
pəˈfjuːzd
pleased
pliːzd
unamused
ˌʌnəˈmjuːzd
unappeased
ˌʌnəˈpiːzd
underused
ˌʌndəˈjuːzd
unpleased
ʌnˈpliːzd
unseized
ʌnˈsiːzd
unused
ʌnˈjuːzd
used
juːzd
Yazd
jɑːzd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPLEASED

display panel
display screen
display unit
display window
displayable
displayer
disple
displeasance
displeasant
displease
displeasedly
displeasedness
displeasing
displeasingly
displeasingness
displeasure
displenish
displenishment
displode
displosion

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPLEASED

based
biased
broad-based
broadly based
chip-based
creased
debased
deceased
increased
knowledge-based
phased
slipcased
soil-based
to be none too pleased
unbiased
ungreased
unleased
web-based
well-pleased
zero-based

Synonyms and antonyms of displeased in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISPLEASED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «displeased» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of displeased

Translation of «displeased» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPLEASED

Find out the translation of displeased to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of displeased from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «displeased» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不满
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disgustado
570 millions of speakers

English

displeased
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाखुश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоволен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Descontente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসন্তুষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mécontent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak senang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unzufrieden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不機嫌な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불쾌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Displeased
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hài lòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனம் வருந்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाराज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dargın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scontento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezadowolony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незадоволений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nemulțumit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσαρεστημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verontwaardig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

missnöjd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

misfornøyd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of displeased

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPLEASED»

The term «displeased» is regularly used and occupies the 56.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPLEASED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about displeased

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3 QUOTES WITH «DISPLEASED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word displeased.
1
Alphonsus Liguori
God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.
2
Philippe Petit
My parents were intelligent and encouraging, but at the same time, they were displeased at me becoming a wandering troubadour and wire walker.
3
George Whitefield
It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPLEASED»

Discover the use of displeased in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to displeased and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
His Grace Is Displeased: The Selected Correspondence of John ...
This book is the first collection of McQuaid's correspondence - warts and all. It offers a flavor of the range of his activities in educational, health, ecclesiastical, political, and international affairs.
Clara Cullen, Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh, 2013
2
A Grammar of the Portuguese Language
Indicative Mood. desagrada-me I am displeased, or it displeases me desagrada- te thou art displeased desagrada-lhe he, or she is displeased desagrada-nos we are displeased desagrada-vos you are displeased desagrada-lhes they are ...
Antonio Vieyra, 1858
3
Works
If on the other hand, it be an injuryous treatment of a sinner, that the Deity should, after repentance, manifest his displeasure at him, on account of his sin ; then doubtless it is injurious in the Deity to be displeased with him on account of his sin, ...
Jonathan Edwards, Tryon Edwards, 1850
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Freedom and Value: Freedom’s Influence on Welfare and ...
thinly pleased or displeased about something is to be pleased or displeased without feeling pleased or displeased. One can take displeasure in something— one can be displeased about something—without feeling any (sensory) pain; or one ...
Ishtiyaque Haji, 2008
5
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
When he saw me com— mitting a particular unwholesome misdeed with the body , he became displeased. Being displeased, he expressed his dis— pleasure to me. Because he expressed his displeasure to me, I became displeased.
‎2012
6
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee concordance of the Old ...
Preterite. * isa. 15: 4. his life shall be grievous unto him. KAL Future. Gen2l :U . And the thing was very grievous in 1 2. Let it not fee grievous in thy sight 38: 10. . 4n<f the thing which he did displeased the Lord: (lit. was evil in the eyes of) 48:17 .
George Vicesimus Wigram, 1860
7
Computational Science - ICCS 2001: International Conference, ...
Group Specification Category Label and Emotion type Well-Being Joy: pleased about an event Distress: displeased about an event Appraisal of a situation as an event Fortunes-of- Others Presumed value of a situation as an event affecting ...
Vassil Alexandrov, 2001
8
The Sermons of John Owen
It is required of us that we do really take notice of the displeasure of God in it, — that God is displeased, not with them whom he hath taken away. Was God displeased with some of the best sprouts among our brethren? was God displeased ...
John Owen
9
A critical commentary and paraphrase on the Old and New ...
And whereas he fancies an ellipsis of firj dyavaKriiv /not, not to be displeased with me; making the sense to run thus, For do I now persuade men, or God, not to be displeased with me ? he is still out; for who can see either any connexion of ...
Simon Patrick, Richard Arnald, William Lowth, 1822
10
The Chartist Circular
In conformity, however, to the apostle's injunction, which says “be all things to all men, ' our reverend friend, in a burst of vehement rhetoric, cxclaims, “ but if men are not pleased—if, on the contrary, they are displeased—if they are violentl ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPLEASED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term displeased is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Toddler Gets Parking Ticket from Canadian Cops - and Looks Very …
the little tot, Declan Tramley, can be seen with his hand on his forehead, looking displeased, while squatting on his plastic two-wheeler as the ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Louisiana Supremes: 'Marriage' ruling 'complete insult'
Others agreed to allow the case to drop but were displeased by being forced into the decision. “Our U.S. Constitution envisions change through ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
3
UK's green power industry loses tax exemption, shares dive
"We are displeased with this retrospective change to a support regime that was there to encourage green energy and which would have ... «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
4
What Really Happened To Amy Winehouse?
... he told Vulture, “made decisions I feel were not necessarily best for Amy,” and while they may be displeased with the outcome of the film, “this ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
5
Keith Olbermann's ESPN contract won't be renewed, and he's gone …
One can imagine that Roger Goodell isn't terribly displeased by this news. Update: Here's ESPN's statement, via Josh Krulewitz, which says ... «Awful Announcing, Jul 15»
6
May It Displease the Court: Race and Justice Sotomayor
And I suspected that at least four justices (the number needed to hear a case) were displeased with the decision by the U.S. court of Appeals for ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
7
AC/DC's Phil Rudd a 'fragile man'
He sacked several workers but seemed particularly displeased with the victim, a bodyguard who'd become his personal assistant. He rang an ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
8
Harrisburg rolls out new trash and recycling containers to mixed …
Not all residents were displeased by the new trash cans. Tom Santanna Jr., who lives in Old Fox Ridge, said he will be using his bin and thinks ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Peace Lessons
When most of the German population was displeased by the Crystal Night attacks on Jews, those tactics were abandoned. When non-Jewish ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
10
Morning Links: LA Is Not A Creative Paradise Edition
... have been executed in late 2014 after Kim Jong Un left a tour of the construction site of Pyongyang's new airport displeased. [Hyperallergic]. «ARTnews, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Displeased [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/displeased>. May 2024 ».
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