dis|please

dis|please
dis|please «dihs PLEEZ», verb, -pleased, -pleas|ing.
–v.t.
to not please; be disagreeable to; offend; annoy: »

You displease your father when you don't obey him. Glaring colors displease the eye.

SYNONYM(S): anger, vex, chafe, provoke, pique.
–v.i.
to be disagreeable or offensive.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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