Displeasing

//dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of displease form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

    "After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing'Bold text'."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities wordnet

Synonyms

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abhorrentagainst the grainannoyingatrociousbadbitter

Example

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"These diacritics are unnecessary and aesthetically displeasing."

Etymology

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

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