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be displeased

VERB

object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balk complain criticize oppose protest

STRONG

challenge crab cross demur deprecate disapprove disavow discountenance disesteem dispute dissent except expostulate frown gripe grouse inveigh kick rail rant rave remonstrate spurn squawk storm tangle

WEAK

discommend go one-on-one make a stink mix it up with raise objection sound off take exception take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve help praise

STRONG

agree compliment consent endorse give in go along sanction

WEAK

accept concur

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So I’d like each of them to name an issue where, for the good of the state, they’re willing to take on their friends and allies, knowing they’ll be displeased.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

By 2010, nearly half of such respondents reported that they would be displeased.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2023

Laborers lived with the knowledge that should they give their wealthy employer reason to be displeased with their performance, they could be replaced at any moment.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

It’s understandable for citizens to be displeased with any amount of public funding to aid any professional sports franchise.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2018

The frugal Mrs. Platt, if she still inhabits her sallow rooms, will not be displeased.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

be displeased

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