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Vinony

displeasing

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/

adj

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

  1. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

    “After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.”

    “Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; […]”

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of displease