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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              God was displeased with this thing.   --1 Chron.
                                                    xxi. 7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --Psalms
                                                    lxxxv. 5 (Bk.
                                                    of Com.
                                                    Prayer).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This virtuous plaster will displease
              Your tender sides.                    --J. Fletcher.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
              displeased therewith?                 --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I shall displease my ends else.       --Beau. & Fl.
  
     Syn: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe;
          anger; provoke; affront.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Displeasing \Dis*pleas"ing\, a.
     Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive;
     disagreeable. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ly, adv. --
     Dis*pleas"ing*ness, n. --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              God was displeased with this thing.   --1 Chron.
                                                    xxi. 7.
  
              Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --Psalms
                                                    lxxxv. 5 (Bk.
                                                    of Com.
                                                    Prayer).
  
              This virtuous plaster will displease Your tender
              sides.                                --J. Fletcher.
  
              Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be
              displeased therewith?                 --Barrow.
  
     2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]
  
              I shall displease my ends else.       --Beau. & Fl.
  
     Syn: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe;
          anger; provoke; affront.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Displeasing \Dis*pleas"ing\, a.
     Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive;
     disagreeable. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ly, adv. --
     Dis*pleas"ing*ness, n. --Locke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  displeasing
     a.
     Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
     vb.
     (present participle of en displease nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  displeasing
     a.
     Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
     vb.
     (present participle of en displease nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  displeasing
     a.
     Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
     vb.
     (present participle of en displease nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  displeasing
     a.
     Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
     vb.
     (present participle of en displease nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  displeasing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en displease ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Displeasing /dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ/
  الإستياء

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  displeasing /dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ/
  popuzující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  displeasing /dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ/
  missfallend
   see: displease sb., displeased, displeases, displeased
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  displeasing /dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ/
  missfallend, unangenehm 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  displeasing /dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ/
  verärgernd
   see: displease, displeased
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  displeasing //dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ// 
  epämiellyttävä
  unattractive, dislikable, objectionable

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  displeasing /dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ/
  1. haragot keltô
  2. nem tetszô
  3. visszatetszô
  4. kellemetlen

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

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 不愉快的,令人发火的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 不愉快的,令人发火的

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