displeasing

Meaning

Adj

Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

Verb

present participle and gerund of displease

displease

1. (transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
2. (intransitive) To give displeasure or offense.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To fail to satisfy; to miss of.

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Synonyms

disagreeable

unpleasant

nasty

offensive

unsatisfactory

hurting

repugnant

grotty

hideous

horrid

hurtful

inadequate

inelegant

noisome

objectionable

obnoxious

obscene

odious

rebarbative

regretful

repulsive

ugly

unattractive

undesirable

ungracious

uninviting

unlikeable

unsavoury

unsightly

unsympathetic

unwelcome

unwished

verminous

vexing

ill-looking

off-putting

unlikable

unwished-for

arsey

untempting

abominable

unnice

aversive

charmless

disappointing

distasteful

foul

grievous

Translations

unangenehm

desagradable

désagréable

déplaisant

onaangenaam

widerlich

ungut

geschmacklos

δυσάρεστος

άχαρος

unliebsam

disgracieux

insultant

maussade

missfallend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

Etymology

Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”).