Standard Lemma guide

displeased

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dɪsˈpliːzd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S P L IY1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not pleased or happy with something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a displeased customer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of displease

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: pleased

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: misfornøjet — not pleased or happy
  • Danish: utilfreds — not pleased or happy
  • Finnish: tyytymätön — not pleased or happy
  • Finnish: pahoillaan — not pleased or happy
  • French: mécontent — not pleased or happy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: misfornøyd — not pleased or happy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: misnøyd — not pleased or happy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: misnøgd — not pleased or happy
  • Polish: niezadowolony — not pleased or happy
  • Spanish: desplacido — not pleased or happy
  • Spanish: displacido — not pleased or happy
  • Spanish: desagrado — not pleased or happy
  • Spanish: disgustado — not pleased or happy
  • Spanish: desazonado — not pleased or happy
  • Swedish: missnöjd — not pleased or happy
Real reading context

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