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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as in annoyed
to make discontented
her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her
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Recent Examples of displeased
Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Denver head coach David Adelman was displeased with the Nuggets’ disposition on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
However, Sumrall’s social media came under fire from unhappy Florida fans who were clearly displeased with the hire.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
The Democratic National Committee seemed displeased with the move but unable to stop it.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
When Bey is displeased, however, the Spaniard is lucky to survive another day.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Some who were displeased took to the internet.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is displeased with a broadcast network.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Barnes is displeased with how the events have ultimately unfolded.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
But others outside the organization were displeased.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
When time stops one hot summer day and the road out vanishes, not everyone is displeased with the changes, even when the sparse little woods turn into an impassable forest and the river brims with strange, seductive voices.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Evidently, the result displeased Kinahan’s syndicate, which seemed to have expected the horse to lose.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
From a religious perspective, King Edward IV passed these laws on the grounds that God was displeased by anything other than modest clothing – for the lower classes, anyway.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Now parents to three children, Reynolds and his wife are still surprised by the reach of their anniversary story—but not displeased with it.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.
—Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Alabama held Arkansas to a season-low 48 points Sunday, and the result left Musick displeased.
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Trump has also extracted settlements from ABC and CBS News in lawsuits over stories that displeased him, and is suing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for displeased
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Anyone dissatisfied with the board's ruling could appeal through circuit court.—
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Fans who appear to be dissatisfied with the series finale, or just not ready to say goodbye, have taken to social media to react to the false theory.—
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
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Vulnerability is currency on reality television, and after a season of exposing their own struggles and embarrassments, the other women are annoyed that Meredith wants to keep up appearances.—
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The Eagles’ inconsistency is all about their offense, which retains the talent that won the Super Bowl last year, but has frustrated fans for most of the season.—
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One late-night scene between Agnes and Will is hard to watch, dramatizing the profound distance between her earthbound herbalist mother and his drunk and frustrated writer.—
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The song, which reclaims a derogatory term for Venezuelan female migrants, was interpreted as defiant and irritated the Venezuelan president, then facing widespread reports of electoral fraud.—
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Other signs your skin is being irritated by a beauty product include redness or flaking.—
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Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.—
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Some victims reported feeling violated and disturbed by the trend, with many saying their reports to X went unanswered and images remained live on the platform.—
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Meanwhile, some homeowners as far as Plainville and Southington say they, too, are disturbed by the sound and have spent the last year and a half pushing their local governments to act.—
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
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“Displeased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displeased. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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