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displeasing adjective [ dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ ]

• causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable.
• "it was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama"

displease verb

• make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.
• "the tone of the letter displeased him"
Similar: annoy, irritate, infuriate, incense, anger, irk, vex, provoke, pique, peeve, gall, nettle, exasperate, madden, dissatisfy, disgruntle, dismay, put out, affront, offend, insult, mortify, outrage, scandalize, disgust, bother, trouble, upset, perturb, disturb, discompose, aggravate, needle, bug, rile, rattle, miff, hack off, nark, wind up, get at, tee off, tick off, gravel, bum out, piss off,
Opposite: please,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French desplaisir, from des- (expressing reversal) + plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere .


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