Added 9 October 2026
displeasing
/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ adjective
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Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of displease
Origin
Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By surface analysis, dis- + pleasing.
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