displease
/dɪsˈpliːz/verb
उच्चारण डिस्प्लीज़
नाराज़ करना, अप्रसन्न करना
Core word
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[T]
to make somebody feel upset, annoyed or not satisfied
नाराज़ करना, अप्रसन्न करना
- He did not want to displease his parents.
- The decision displeased many senior officers.
- His rude reply displeased the guests.
+ 2 more examples
- She was afraid to displease her teacher by handing in late work.
- It displeases me to hear you speak like that.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
displease + somebody
The object is the person who becomes upset or annoyed. It is a formal verb.
Object वह व्यक्ति है जो नाराज़ या अप्रसन्न होता है। यह औपचारिक क्रिया है।
- The decision displeased the villagers.
- Radhika did not want to displease her teacher.
it displeases + somebody + that-clause
The subject is often a thing or event. A that-clause can follow for the reason.
Subject प्रायः कोई वस्तु या घटना होती है। कारण बताने के लिए that-clause आ सकता है।
- It displeased the manager that the report was late.
be displeased (passive adjective)
Be displeased is the usual form in speech; it takes at, with or by.
बोलचाल में 'be displeased' अधिक प्रचलित है; इसके साथ 'at', 'with' या 'by' आता है।
- The principal was displeased with the results.
displease + object (formal tone)
The verb is rare in everyday English; students normally use annoy or upset.
यह क्रिया रोज़मर्रा की अंग्रेज़ी में कम आती है; विद्यार्थी प्रायः annoy या upset का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- Her late arrival displeased the committee.
+Collocations 5
displease + noun
a guestthe teachera customerthe audiencethe bossthe king
- The poor service displeased the customers.
adverb + displease
greatlydeeplyvisiblyslightlyseriously
- The remark visibly displeased the chairman.
fear + displease
afraid tocareful not toanxious not tofear to
- He was afraid to displease his father.
subject + displease
the decisionthe delaythe rudenessthe outcome
- The delay displeased the passengers.
displease + group
the eldersthe audiencethe committeethe voters
- The new tax displeased the voters.
“More examples 8
- The court's order displeased the builders.
अदालत के आदेश से निर्माणकर्ता अप्रसन्न हुए।
- Radhika's honest answer displeased the interviewer at first.
राधिका के स्पष्ट उत्तर से साक्षात्कारकर्ता पहले अप्रसन्न हुआ।
- The poor quality of the food displeased the wedding guests.
भोजन की खराब गुणवत्ता से विवाह के मेहमान अप्रसन्न हुए।
- He took care not to displease the examiner.
उसने परीक्षक को अप्रसन्न न करने का ध्यान रखा।
- It displeased the coach that the players were late.
खिलाड़ियों के देर से आने से प्रशिक्षक नाराज़ हुआ।
- Nothing displeased the old teacher more than a copied answer.
पुराने शिक्षक को नकल किए गए उत्तर से अधिक कुछ अप्रिय नहीं लगता था।
- The decision to cancel the holiday displeased the staff.
छुट्टी रद्द करने के निर्णय से कर्मचारी अप्रसन्न हुए।
- The king was displeased and was not easy to displease twice.
राजा अप्रसन्न थे और उन्हें दो बार अप्रसन्न करना आसान नहीं था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The decision displease the staff.
✓ The decision displeased the staff.
A past event needs the past tense displeased.
भूतकाल की घटना के लिए past tense 'displeased' आता है।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
You are displeased with somebody but displeased at or by something.
किसी व्यक्ति के लिए displeased with और किसी बात के लिए displeased at या by लगता है।