Displeasing
/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of displease form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
"After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing'Bold text'."
Adjective
- 1 causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities wordnet
Example
More examples"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.