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- Dictionarydispleasing/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable: "it was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama"
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DISPLEASING definition: 1. present participle of displease 2. to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy: . Learn more.
1. : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying. their gossip displeases her. 2. : to be offensive to. abstract art displeases him. intransitive verb. : to give displeasure. behavior calculated to displease. Synonyms. disaffect. discontent. disgruntle. dissatisfy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
to cause someone to be annoyed: The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces. displeasure.
1. displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture". unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors".
displeasing. adjective. causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. synonyms: ugly. displeasing to the senses. unpleasant. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. disconcerting, upsetting.
DISPLEASING meaning: 1. present participle of displease 2. to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy: . Learn more.
displease. (dɪspliːz ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense displeases , present participle displeasing , past tense, past participle displeased. verb. If something or someone displeases you, they make you annoyed or rather angry.
When you displease someone, you disappoint them or make them unhappy. Your dog's loud barking at 5 AM is sure to displease your neighbors. The prefix dis- is often used to signify the opposite of something, and displease is no exception: it means to do the opposite of pleasing someone.
Displeasing Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: yucky. icky. unsympathetic. unpleasant. bad. uncongenial. offensive. disagreeable. Antonyms: pleasing. verb. Present participle of displease. Wiktionary. Synonyms:
Definition of displease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
