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displeased

Meaning of “displeased”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of displease, meaning to give offense, cause displeasure, or make angry.

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:10

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Matthew 21:15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:15 · retained source text

And when the chiefe Priests and Scribes saw the wonderfull things that he did, & the children crying in the temple, & saying, Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid, they were sore displeased,

Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 10:14 · retained source text

But when Iesus saw it, hee was much displeased, and said vnto them, Suffer the little children to come vnto mee, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

Mark 10:41
And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
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1611 witness · Mark 10:41 · retained source text

And when the ten heard it, they beganne to bee much displeased with Iames and Iohn.

Acts 12:20
¶ And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
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1611 witness · Acts 12:20 · retained source text

¶ And Herode was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and hauing made Blastus the kings chamberlaine their friend, desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the kings countrey.

1611 marginal noteOr, bare an hostile mind intending warre.

1611 marginal noteGr. that was ouer the kings bed-chamber.

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