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displeasing

Displeasing (adj) means Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

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Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
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Etymology

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

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"displeasing" (adj) means unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

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