displeasing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

Adjective

displeasing (comparative more displeasing, superlative most displeasing)

1. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

Derived terms

• displeasingly
• displeasingness

Translations

unattractive, dislikable, objectionable

Esperanto: malagrabla Finnish: epämiellyttävä (fi) Irish: míthaitneamhach Ottoman Turkish: طاتسز (tatsız), ناخوش (nahoş), لذتسز (lezzetsiz)

Verb

displeasing

1. present participle and gerund of displease