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displeased

Syllables: dis·pleased/dɪsˈpliːzd/

displeased adjective: not pleased or happy with something. Also the simple past and past participle of displease.

Adjective

displeased (comparative more displeased, superlative most displeased)

  1. Not pleased or happy with something.
    • a displeased customer

Also used as

displeased is also the simple past and past participle of displease.

Forms of displeased

comparativemore displeased
superlativemost displeased

Words formed from displeased

Questions about displeased

What does displeased mean?
Displeased means not pleased or happy with something.
What part of speech is displeased?
Displeased is an adjective.
How do you pronounce displeased?
Displeased is pronounced /dɪsˈpliːzd/.

Words near displeased in the dictionary

  1. displeasant
  2. displeasantly
  3. displeasantness
  4. displeasaunt
  5. displease
  6. displeased
  7. displeasedly
  8. displeasedness
  9. displeaser
  10. displeasers
  11. displeases

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