displeasing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb give displeasure to
  2. adjective causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

Etymology

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

Synonyms

displease

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