be displeased by

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Superstition had not utterly extinguished all national feeling in his mind; and he could not but be displeased by the malevolence with which his Celtic supporters regarded the race from which he sprang.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Mr. Sharpe then insinuated that Lord Oldborough, who had put Bates into his present situation, would be displeased by a complaint against him.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 07 by Edgeworth, Maria

I have already had reason to say that Isabel knew her husband to be displeased by the continuance of Ralph's visit to Rome.

From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by James, Henry

On sending to Mr. Hallam a copy of the Review in which it appeared,  I expressed my hope that he would not be displeased by what I had done.

From Spare Hours by Brown, John

I hope, my dear aunt, that you will not be displeased by my leaving town without seeing Sir Philip Baddely again.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria