displeasing
The origin and history of displeasing.
Etymology
This word may be a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”), and can also be broken down as dis- + pleasing.
The origin and history of displeasing.
This word may be a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”), and can also be broken down as dis- + pleasing.
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