displease

 
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpliːz/

verb

[with object]
  • make (someone) feel annoyed or upset: the tone of the letter displeased him (as adjective displeasing) it was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama

Derivatives

displeasingly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir 'to please', from Latin placere