Verb

To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with'' or ''at . It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.

The boy's rudeness displeased me.

* Bible, Psalms lxxxv. 5 (Book of Common Prayer)

Wilt thou be displeased at us forever?

To fail to satisfy; to miss of.

* Beaumont and Fletcher

I shall displease my ends else.

To give displeasure or offense.

Verb

(en verb)

To make angry.

To make insane; to inflame with passion.

(obsolete) To become furious.

* {{quote-book, year=1855, title=Westward Ho!, author=Charles Kingsley citation

, passage=The rascal saw his advantage, and began a fierce harangue against the heretic strangers. As he maddened , his hearers maddened; the savage nature, capricious as a child's, flashed out in wild suspicion. Women yelled, men scowled, and ran hastily to their huts for bows and blow-guns.}}

* {{quote-book, year=1870, title=Irish folk lore, author=John O'Hanlon, page=71 citation

, passage=And as he maddened at the thought, honest Fergus, too, forgot himself, and added in an excited strain, " I wish one end o' the hog's puddin' was sthuck in yer nose, you foolish craythur!"}}