Thesaurus / displease
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synonyms for displease
- annoy
- antagonize
- bother
- chagrin
- disappoint
- disgust
- dissatisfy
- enrage
- exasperate
- frustrate
- gall
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- offend
- perplex
- rile
- upset
- vex
- aggravate
- anger
- cap
- cool
- curdle
- discontent
- disgruntle
- disoblige
- fret
- hurt
- nettle
- pique
- provoke
- repel
- revolt
- roil
- sound
- wing
- worry
- cut to the quick
- play dirty
- put out
- turn off
- zing
See also synonyms for: displeased / displeasing
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Watson recently has requested that the Texans trade him, reportedly displeased that the team didn’t follow through on promises that he would have input in an organizational overhaul this offseason.
DESHAUN WATSON ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN LAWSUITS STEMMING FROM MASSAGE SESSIONS; QB ISSUES DENIALMARK MASKE, NICKI JHABVALAMARCH 17, 2021WASHINGTON POSTEthel's mode of pleading was unfortunate; the "very foolish of Margaret" were the very words to displease.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGEYou are an honest man,404 and do not make it your business either to please or displease the favourites.
THE 'CHARACTERS' OF JEAN DE LA BRUYREJEAN DE LA BRUYREIf I understand you rightly, monsieur, you have decided to rid yourself of persons who annoy you or displease you?
THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS: ENVY AND INDOLENCEEUGNE SUEHe supped with me; but a cunning, crafty fellow he is, and dangerous to displease, for his tongue spares nobody.
DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, COMPLETESAMUEL PEPYSFor a word, she would flare up into a sudden anger, nor try as he would, could he divine what action of his would displease her.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSONThe themes permitted by such an attitude were certain to displease the readers of that period.
THE LETTERS OF AMBROSE BIERCEAMBROSE BIERCEHe, on the contrary, avoided this reflection of his genius, which seemed to displease him.
MY RECOLLECTIONS OF LORD BYRONTERESA GUICCIOLII will not displease you again; I will keep at a safe distance.
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHTake good heed that you fail not, insomuch as you fear to displease the king my son, and myself.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDWORDS RELATED TO DISPLEASE
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
- acerbating
- affronting
- aggravating
- agitating
- annoying
- antagonizing
- arousing
- baiting
- blowing up
- boiling
- boiling over
- bristling
- burning
- burning up
- chafing
- crazing
- crossing
- displeasing
- egg on
- embittering
- enraging
- exacerbating
- exasperating
- exciting
- fretting
- galling
- getting mad
- getting on one's nerves
- goading
- incensing
- inflaming
- infuriating
- irritating
- losing one's temper
- maddening
- making sore
- miffing
- nettling
- offending
- outraging
- piquing
- provoking
- raising hell
- rankling
- ranting
- raving
- riling
- ruffling
- seething
- steaming up
- stewing
- stirring up
- tempting
- umbraging
- vexing
- acerbates
- affronts
- aggravates
- agitates
- annoys
- antagonizes
- arouses
- baits
- blows up
- boils
- boils over
- bristles
- burns
- burns up
- chafes
- crazes
- crosses
- displeases
- egg on
- embitters
- enrages
- exacerbates
- exasperates
- excites
- frets
- galls
- gets mad
- gets on one's nerves
- goads
- incenses
- inflames
- infuriates
- irritates
- loses one's temper
- maddens
- makes sore
- miffs
- nettles
- offends
- outrages
- piques
- provokes
- raises hell
- rankles
- rants
- raves
- riles
- ruffles
- seethes
- steams up
- stews
- stirs up
- tempts
- umbrages
- vexes
- T-off
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
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