v.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )dis- ' pl ē z
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English displesen, from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere, from des- dis- + pleisir to please ― more at PLEASE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying <their gossip displease s her>
2 : to be offensive to <abstract art displease s him>
intransitive verb : to give displeasure <behavior calculated to displease >