displeasing

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

Adjective edit

displeasing (comparative more displeasing, superlative most displeasing)

Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

Translations edit

unattractive, dislikable, objectionable

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

Verb edit

displeasing

present participle and gerund of displease

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