displease |
disappointed |
As verbs the difference between displease and disappointed
is that
displease is 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 while
disappointed is (
disappoint).
As an adjective disappointed is
defeated of expectation or hope; let down.
unfollow |
displease |
As verbs the difference between unfollow and displease
is that
unfollow is (transitive|intransitive|internet) to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity) while
displease is 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.
dismayed |
displease |
As an adjective dismayed
is having the emotion of dismay.
As a verb displease is
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.
displease |
goad |
Related terms |
As verbs the difference between displease and goad
is that
displease is 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 while
goad is to prod with a goad.
As a noun goad is
a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
discontented |
displease |
As an adjective discontented
is experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.
As a verb displease is
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.
displease |
discourage |
As verbs the difference between displease and discourage
is that
displease is 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 while
discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
As a noun discourage is
lack of courage.
upset |
displease |
As verbs the difference between upset and displease
is that
upset is to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy while
displease is 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.
As an adjective upset
is angry, distressed, or unhappy.
As a noun upset
is disturbance or disruption.
displease |
fret |
Related terms |
As verbs the difference between displease and fret
is that
displease is 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 while
fret is to devour, consume; eat.
As a noun fret is
the agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
As an initialism FRET is
förster resonance energy transfer.
displease |
sting |
Related terms |
Displease is a related term of sting.
As verbs the difference between displease and sting
is that
displease is 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 while
sting is to hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
As a noun sting is
a bump left on the skin after having been stung.
displease |
mad |
As a verb displease
is 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.
As a pronoun mad is
.
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