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mispleases

mispleases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misplease.

Meaning of misplease

Verb

misplease (third-person singular simple present mispleases, present participle mispleasing, simple past and past participle mispleased)

  1. (transitive) To fail in pleasing; displease.
    • Oh, i [sic] have one great Fear to misplease Him, and I pray He give me more of that Fear each Day, He my heavenly Father, not the Fear like Olga to the Knout, but to fear I misplease Him my Father, and make me not worthy of His Love.1889, William Henry Anderdon, Bracton

Questions about mispleases

What is mispleases the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mispleases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misplease.

Words near mispleases in the dictionary

  1. mispleading
  2. mispleadings
  3. mispleads
  4. misplease
  5. mispleased
  6. mispleases
  7. mispleasing
  8. mispled
  9. mispledge
  10. mispledged
  11. mispledges

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