displeasing
displeasing · more displeasing · most displeasing
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionableUnattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesUnattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.
More definitions
- causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
Origin
Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By suPerhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By surface analysis, dis- + pleasing.
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Forms
more displeasing, most displeasing| Comparative | more displeasing Lesson |
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| Superlative | most displeasing Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form