displeased

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈplizd/ UK /dɪsˈpliːzd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
feeling annoyance or dissatisfaction

The manager was visibly displeased with the late delivery.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · feeling annoyance or... annoyed dissatisfied irritated vexed disgruntledaggrieved

Opposites

pleased satisfied delighted contentgratified

Word family

Derived forms displeasedly

Related forms displease displeasure please

Etymology

Past participle of displease, from Old French desplaisir, from des- ('not') + plaisir ('to please'), from Latin placere ('to please').

desplaisir Old French placere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# displeased

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈplizd/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈpliːzd/

## Meanings
1. feeling annoyance or dissatisfaction

## Examples
- The manager was visibly displeased with the late delivery.

## Synonyms
- annoyed
- dissatisfied
- irritated
- vexed
- disgruntled
- aggrieved

## Antonyms
- pleased
- satisfied
- delighted
- content
- gratified

## Derived Forms
- displeasedly

## Related Forms
- displease
- displeasure
- please

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desplaisir
- Root: placere

## Etymology
Past participle of displease, from Old French desplaisir, from des- ('not') + plaisir ('to please'), from Latin placere ('to please').

## AI Etymology
Displeased is the past participle of displease, from Old French desplaisir, from des- ('not') + plaisir ('to please'), from Latin placere ('to please'). The ancestry passes through Old French desplaisir and Latin placere. In present use as an adjective, it means "feeling annoyance or dissatisfaction", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include displease, displeasure, and please; derived forms include displeasedly. Its contrast set includes pleased, satisfied, delighted, and content, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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