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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

Example Sentences

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If any be displeased by the result, I can but submit that my verses are my own, and that this is how I would have them read.

From Poems by Henley, William Ernest

I trust that my old "friend unseen," Stanislas, will not be displeased by this proof that I remember with appreciation her many expressions of esteem for my unworthiness.

From My Life as an Author by Tupper, Martin Farquhar

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

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

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

be displeased by

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