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mispleasing

mispleasing is the present participle and gerund 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 mispleasing

What is mispleasing the present participle and gerund of?
Mispleasing is the present participle and gerund of misplease.

Words near mispleasing in the dictionary

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

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