English Explanatory Dictionary

displeasing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of displease

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-displeasing.wav

Word forms

displeasing more displeasing most displeasing

Etymology

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

Derived words

displeasingly displeasingness
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