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- Dictionarydispleasing/disˈplēziNG/
adjective
- 1. causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable: "it was not entirely displeasing to be the center of such a drama"
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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.
DISPLEASING definition: 1. present participle of displease 2. to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy: . Learn more.
to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy: I wouldn't want to do anything to displease him. Opposites. delight. please. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. go too far idiom. goat. grate. hack someone off. harass. nark.
Definitions of 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. causing an emotional disturbance. exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing. extremely annoying or displeasing.
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 meaning: 1. present participle of displease 2. to cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy: . Learn more.
displeasing (to somebody/something) making you feel upset, annoyed or not satisfied. His remarks were clearly not displeasing to her. opposite pleasing
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.
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge. verb (used without object) , dis·pleased, dis·pleas·ing. to be unpleasant; cause displeasure: Bad weather displeases. Discover More. Other Words From. dis·pleas ing·ly adverb. dis·pleas ing·ness noun. self -dis·pleased adjective. Discover More.
verb. If something or someone displeases you, they make you annoyed or rather angry. Not wishing to displease her, he avoided answering the question. [VERB noun] Synonyms: annoy, upset, anger, provoke More Synonyms of displease. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
