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displease vs get at

get at vs displease

displease and get at both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
displease No No Yes No
get at No No Yes No
As verbs, get at is a hyponym of displease; that is, get at is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than displease:
  • displease: give displeasure to
  • get at: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Other hyponyms of displease include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, repel, repulse, dissatisfy.
displease (verb) get at (verb)
give displeasure to cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
reach or gain access to
influence by corruption
Difference between displease and get at

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