displease
Example Sentences
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District Court for the District of Columbia agreed; he quashed the subpoenas and said the government had offered no evidence that Powell committed any crime “other than displeasing the president.”
From Barron's
I couldn’t tell what displeased her more: the loud, jazzy tune, or the dropped notes from the broken or out-of-tune keys.
From Literature
He wrote about her in his postcards home, displeasing his moralistic parents.
In this case—and however much it may displease conspiracy theorists—there is no mystery.
Long-term Xbox fans were also displeased when it announced it would begin to publish formerly exclusive titles on other consoles.
From BBC
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