Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
displeasing
adj 1: causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities [ant:
pleasing]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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