Delight and Displease

Opposite meaning words

Delight verb - To give satisfaction to.

Usage example: the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words

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Displease is an antonym for delight in topics: please, make happy.

Displease verb - To make discontented.

Usage example: her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her

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Delight is an antonym for displease in make unhappy topic.

Nearby Words: displeasure, displeasing

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