Displeasing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Displease \Dis*please"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displeased}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Displeasing}.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F.
     d['e]plaisir displeasure; pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to
     please. See {Please}, and cf. {Displeasure}.]
     1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation
        or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex;


        -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less
        than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
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              God was displeased with this thing.   --1 Chron.
                                                    xxi. 7.
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              Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --Psalms
                                                    lxxxv. 5 (Bk.
                                                    of Com.
                                                    Prayer).
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              This virtuous plaster will displease
              Your tender sides.                    --J. Fletcher.
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              Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
              displeased therewith?                 --Barrow.
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     2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
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              I shall displease my ends else.       --Beau. & Fl.
  
     Syn: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe;
          anger; provoke; affront.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Displeasing \Dis*pleas"ing\, a.
     Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive;
     disagreeable. -- {Dis*pleas"ing*ly}, adv. --
     {Dis*pleas"ing*ness}, n. --Locke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  displeasing
       adj : causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities [ant: {pleasing}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "displeasing":
     abhorrent, annoying, bitter, bothersome, disagreeable,
     disappointing, disheartening, dislikable, dissatisfactory,
     distasteful, foul-tasting, had, ill-flavored, inadequate,
     incommensurate, insufficient, intolerable, irksome, mislikable,
     not good enough, odious, rotten, sour, thankless, ugly, unalluring,
     unappealing, unappetizing, unattractive, uncongenial, undelectable,
     undelicious, undesirable, unengaging, unenjoyable, unfulfilling,
     ungratifying, unhappy, uninviting, unlikable, unlovable,
     unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying,
     unsavory, untasteful, untasty, unwelcome, vexing