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be displeased by

VERB

protest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm assert declare demonstrate fight insist maintain object oppose resist revolt

STRONG

asseverate attest avouch avow blast buck combat contend demur disagree except expostulate holler howl kick predicate profess rebel remonstrate squawk testify

WEAK

back-talk be against constate cry out inveigh against make a stink put up a fight say no sound off stage a walkout take exception thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply deny forget go along support

STRONG

accept compliment consent give in praise retreat surrender

WEAK

approve

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Depart again in the morning, if you will: we shall neither of us be displeased by then to say farewell, I dare say.

From Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance by De la Mare, Walter

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

Your Majesty, therefore, need have no further anxiety about my journey, and must not be displeased by it.

From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand

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 thought that you would not be displeased by it, as a proof of grateful regard from me.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

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