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adjective

Definition of displeasednext
as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions feeling vaguely displeased by the way his relationship with his girlfriend seemed to be going

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displeased

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verb

past tense of displease
as in annoyed
to make discontented her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displeased
  1. dissatisfied
  2. annoyed
  3. frustrated
  4. disturbed
  5. upset
Adjective
  • The board had grown dissatisfied with the direction Wojcicki was taking the company.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • These subtle symbolic and rhetorical shifts suggest that North Korea is dissatisfied with China.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of dissatisfied
Verb
  • An engineer at the company, Charlie Ward, was annoyed with Amazon’s Super Saving Shipping service, which offered customers free shipping if their order was $25 or more.
    Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Someone eating off my plate definitely annoyed me in most situations, but this felt different.
    Jodie Platt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of annoyed
Adjective
  • This relationship and flexibility can be trade-offs for a borrower who is frustrated dealing with large legacy banking organizations.
    Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That message had worn thin weeks ago with frustrated USC faithful, but Riley went back to it Saturday.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • Cucumber and aloe help soothe skin, while the fine mister ensures the makeup on your face doesn't get disturbed.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Its roots are disturbed and damaged, and the daily care and feeding the hydrangea received at the nursery ends.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • The suspect, a 62-year-old man identified only by his surname, Fan, was said to be upset by the division of property after his divorce.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But a poll by the University of Southern California and California State University taken in September showed that most District 12 others remained undecided, which Tran seized as giving her a chance to upset Simon come election day.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of upset
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