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were displeased
verb
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
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Many reporters were displeased.
The band were displeased.
Local activists were displeased.
Other Maple Leafs were displeased.
Which groups were displeased with the outcome?
Ford executives were displeased, to say the least.
Mr. Lieberman acknowledged that some colleagues were displeased with him.
Many people were displeased with the ticket prices, and the effect on the audience mix, nonetheless.
Even though the White House had signed off on the initiative, aides were displeased.
Some of the guests were displeased that Obama hadn't yet got in touch with them.
Some Colombians said they were displeased with Mr. Pastrana's response since Ms. Araujo's death.
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