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— Emily Dickinson

"Hope" is the thing with feathers --

That perches in the soul --

And sings the tune without the words --

And never stops -- at all --

…

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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

displease

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/dɪsˈpliːz/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)

To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

In a Sentence

“I felt displeased with the boy.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

god displease. displease
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Synonyms

misplease

Antonyms

pleasedelight

Related Words

offendupsetdislikedissatisfydistastediscontentirritatedisappoint

Poetry examples for “displease”

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