displeasing
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/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
Definition of displeasing
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
“After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing'Bold text'.”
“Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; […]”
“[…]but after all there's nothing less displeasing to me than a beefsteak smothered in mushrooms on a balcony in sound of the Broadway streetcars, with a hand-organ playing down below, and the boys hollering extras about the latest suicide.”
“The taking of life being displeasing to Buddha, outside many of the temples old women and children earn a livelihood by selling sparrows, small eels, carp, and tortoises, which the worshipper sets free in honour of the deity, within whose territory cocks and hens and doves, tame and unharmed, perch on every jutty, frieze, buttress, and coigne of vantage.”
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adj
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Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
“After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing'Bold text'.”
“Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; […]”
“[…]but after all there's nothing less displeasing to me than a beefsteak smothered in mushrooms on a balcony in sound of the Broadway streetcars, with a hand-organ playing down below, and the boys hollering extras about the latest suicide.”
“The taking of life being displeasing to Buddha, outside many of the temples old women and children earn a livelihood by selling sparrows, small eels, carp, and tortoises, which the worshipper sets free in honour of the deity, within whose territory cocks and hens and doves, tame and unharmed, perch on every jutty, frieze, buttress, and coigne of vantage.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of displease
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Etymology
Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By surface analysis, dis- + pleasing.
Words you can make from displeasing
200+ playable · top: DESPISING (13 pts)
Best play despising 13 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
11 words8-letter words
38 words- DIPLEGIA 12 pts
- PEDALING 12 pts
- PLEADING 12 pts
- SPANGLED 12 pts
- DESPISAL 11 pts
- ELAPSING 11 pts
- LISPINGS 11 pts
- PLEASING 11 pts
- SANDPILE 11 pts
- SAPLINGS 11 pts
- SIDESLIP 11 pts
- SIDESPIN 11 pts
- SPAEINGS 11 pts
- SPANGLES 11 pts
- SPEILING 11 pts
- SPIELING 11 pts
- SPILINGS 11 pts
- SPINAGES 11 pts
- SPINDLES 11 pts
- ASSIGNED 10 pts
- DEALIGNS 10 pts
- DEALINGS 10 pts
- DIALINGS 10 pts
- GLADNESS 10 pts
- GLIADINE 10 pts
- GLIADINS 10 pts
- GLISSADE 10 pts
- LEADINGS 10 pts
- PAINLESS 10 pts
- SIDELING 10 pts
- SIGANIDS 10 pts
- SIGNALED 10 pts
- SPANIELS 10 pts
- GAINLESS 9 pts
- GLASSINE 9 pts
- LEASINGS 9 pts
- SAILINGS 9 pts
- SEALINGS 9 pts
7-letter words
102 words- GIPSIED 11 pts
- PIDGINS 11 pts
- SPADING 11 pts
- ALIPEDS 10 pts
- APSIDES 10 pts
- DISPELS 10 pts
- ELAPIDS 10 pts
- GAPLESS 10 pts
- GIPSIES 10 pts
- LAPIDES 10 pts
- LAPSING 10 pts
- LEAPING 10 pts
- LIPIDES 10 pts
- LISPING 10 pts
- PALINGS 10 pts
- PALSIED 10 pts
- PANDIES 10 pts
- PASSING 10 pts
- PEALING 10 pts
- PEISING 10 pts
- PIEINGS 10 pts
- PILINGS 10 pts
- PISSING 10 pts
- PLAINED 10 pts
- PLEIADS 10 pts
- SALPIDS 10 pts
- SAPLING 10 pts
- SLIPING 10 pts
- SPAEING 10 pts
- SPANGLE 10 pts
- SPILING 10 pts
- SPINAGE 10 pts
- SPINDLE 10 pts
- SPLINED 10 pts
- ALIGNED 9 pts
- ALPINES 9 pts
- DANGLES 9 pts
- DEALIGN 9 pts
- DEALING 9 pts
- DESIGNS 9 pts
- DIALING 9 pts
- DINGIES 9 pts
- DINGLES 9 pts
- DISSING 9 pts
- ELIDING 9 pts
- ENGILDS 9 pts
- ESPIALS 9 pts
- GLANDES 9 pts
- GLASSED 9 pts
- GLIADIN 9 pts
- LADINGS 9 pts
- LAGENDS 9 pts
- LAPISES 9 pts
- LEADING 9 pts
- LIGANDS 9 pts
- LIPASES 9 pts
- NAPLESS 9 pts
- PALSIES 9 pts
- PANSIES 9 pts
- PENSILS 9 pts
- PINEALS 9 pts
- PINLESS 9 pts
- SAPIENS 9 pts
- SIDINGS 9 pts
- SIDLING 9 pts
- SIGANID 9 pts
- SINGLED 9 pts
- SLANGED 9 pts
- SLIDING 9 pts
- SPANIEL 9 pts
- SPINALS 9 pts
- SPINELS 9 pts
- SPLENIA 9 pts
- SPLENII 9 pts
- SPLINES 9 pts
- AIDLESS 8 pts
- DAILIES 8 pts
- DAISIES 8 pts
- DENIALS 8 pts
- GLASSIE 8 pts
- INSIDES 8 pts
- ISLANDS 8 pts
- LEASING 8 pts
- LIAISED 8 pts
- LIGASES 8 pts
- LINAGES 8 pts
- LINDIES 8 pts
- NILGAIS 8 pts
- SAILING 8 pts
- SEALING 8 pts
- SEDILIA 8 pts
- SEISING 8 pts
- SENDALS 8 pts
- SIALIDS 8 pts
- SIGNALS 8 pts
- SILAGES 8 pts
- SINGLES 8 pts
- SNAILED 8 pts
- LIAISES 7 pts
- SALINES 7 pts
- SILANES 7 pts
- SILESIA 7 pts
6-letter words
47 words- GASPED 10 pts
- ALIPED 9 pts
- DIPSAS 9 pts
- DISPEL 9 pts
- ELAPID 9 pts
- GENIPS 9 pts
- AIDING 8 pts
- ALPINE 8 pts
- ANGLED 8 pts
- ASPENS 8 pts
- DANGLE 8 pts
- DEIGNS 8 pts
- DESIGN 8 pts
- DIEING 8 pts
- DINGES 8 pts
- DINGLE 8 pts
- ENGILD 8 pts
- ESPIAL 8 pts
- GAINED 8 pts
- GASSED 8 pts
- GLADES 8 pts
- GLANDS 8 pts
- GLIDES 8 pts
- AILING 7 pts
- AISLED 7 pts
- ALGINS 7 pts
- ALIGNS 7 pts
- ALINED 7 pts
- ANGELS 7 pts
- ANGLES 7 pts
- ASIDES 7 pts
- ASSIGN 7 pts
- DAISES 7 pts
- DASSIE 7 pts
- DEASIL 7 pts
- DENIAL 7 pts
- DIESIS 7 pts
- EASING 7 pts
- ELANDS 7 pts
- GENIAL 7 pts
- GLEANS 7 pts
- GLISSE 7 pts
- AISLES 6 pts
- ALIENS 6 pts
- ALINES 6 pts
- ANISES 6 pts
- ELAINS 6 pts
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