DISPLEASED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does displeased mean? 

• DISPLEASED (adjective)
  The adjective DISPLEASED has 1 sense:

1. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

  Familiarity information: DISPLEASED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISPLEASED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

Similar:

annoyed; irritated; miffed; nettled; peeved; pissed; pissed off; riled; roiled; steamed; stung (aroused to impatience or anger)

browned off; cheesed off; exasperated (greatly annoyed; out of patience)

disgusted; fed up; sick; sick of; tired of (having a strong distaste from surfeit)

frowning (showing displeasure or anger)

injured; offended; pained (emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed)

Also:

discontent; discontented (showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing)

Antonym:

pleased (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)

 Context examples 

I have refused to marry him—"And have consequently displeased him?" she suggested.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

If Miss Woodhouse would not be displeased, she would rather stay at home.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Miss Crawford was glad to find a family of such consequence so very near them, and not at all displeased either at her sister's early care, or the choice it had fallen on.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

'Boys,' said I, 'here's Flint's treasure; let's land and find it.' The cap'n was displeased at that, but my messmates were all of a mind and landed.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Neither did I find the emperor at all displeased; and I discovered, by a certain accident, that he was very glad of my resolution, and so were most of his ministers.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

"Go on, please," said Laurie, as Jo became absorbed in her work, looking a trifle displeased.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"They had already spent a week in this manner in Conduit Street, and Lady Middleton could not be displeased at their giving the same number of days to such near relations."

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

She gives it me, not displeased; and I put it to my lips, and then into my breast.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The feeling of being displeased and discontent.

(Dissatisfaction, NCI Thesaurus)

He begged pardon for having displeased her.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)