displeasing

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displeasing

/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

Where it comes from

Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By surface analysis, dis- + pleasing.

adjective more displeasing · most displeasing

Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable. After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of displease

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@misc{displeasing_2026,
  title = {displeasing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/displeasing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}