displeaseddis‧pleased /dɪsˈpliːzd/ adjective formal - Bonner was displeased by Neeman's remarks.
- Sarah seemed displeased but did not say anything to me.
- Several readers were displeased about the photos that accompanied the story.
- Singer was displeased with Barbra Streisand's adaptation of his story "Yentl."
- An encouraging voice should always be used, except when you are displeased.
- His wife on hearing of this is displeased, so to maintain matrimonial harmony, he sends a telex cancelling his order.
- Somewhat reluctantly, Charlotte handed over her daughter- and looked displeased when the baby fell asleep almost at once in Ruth's arms.
- The shareholders in Paris are displeased.
not satisfied► not satisfied also dissatisfied formal the way you feel when something is not as good as you want or expect it to be: · We've offered to install brand new machines free of charge, but the company is still not satisfied.· The store issues refunds to dissatisfied customers.not satisfied with: · The teacher told James she wasn't satisfied with his work.· Employees of the company are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs.not fully satisfied: · If you are not fully satisfied with this product, your money will be refunded.deeply dissatisfied (=very dissatisfied): · Most rail-users were deeply dissatisfied with the sort of service they were getting.
► not be happy/be unhappy to feel annoyed and disappointed with something, because it has not been done well enough or you have not achieved what you wanted: not be happy/be unhappy about: · If you decide you're not happy about the way the dress fits, we'll alter it for you.· Wilkins was unhappy about being left off the U.S. Olympic team.not be happy/be unhappy with: · Fans are not happy with the team's performance.· Employees were generally unhappy with their promotion prospects.
► be fed up British informal to be unhappy because you do not like the situation that you are in and you wish it would change: · It rained every day of our holiday. We were thoroughly fed up.be fed up with: · I'm fed up with this job. It's so boring.· Tom's getting pretty fed up with married life. He never goes out any more.
► displeased formal not satisfied and a little annoyed about the way something has been done: · Sarah seemed displeased but did not say anything to me.· Bonner was displeased by Neeman's remarks.displeased about: · Several readers were displeased about the photos that accompanied the story.displeased with: · Singer was displeased with Barbra Streisand's adaptation of his story "Yentl."
► not content also discontented formal not satisfied or happy because you want something better than what you have now: · Discontented workers joined the protests.not content with: · Farmers were discontented with economic reforms that did not improve their businesses.· Marshall was not content with the draft of the contract.
► disgruntled not satisfied and slightly angry, especially because you feel you have been treated badly or unfairly: · It was the second pay cut in two years, and employees were becoming disgruntled.· After long delays, disgruntled passengers were taken to a nearby hotel.
adjectivepleasant ≠ unpleasantpleased ≠ displeasedpleasing ≠ displeasingpleasurableadverbpleasantly ≠ unpleasantlypleasinglypleasurablynounpleasantrypleasure ≠ displeasureverbplease ≠ displease