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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.
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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.0.44 : [ 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 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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