"displeasing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/ Forms: more displeasing [comparative], most displeasing [superlative]
Etymology: Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|desplaisant}} Old French desplaisant, {{m|fro|desplere||to displease}} desplere (“to displease”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} displeasing (comparative more displeasing, superlative most displeasing)
  1. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable. Translations (unattractive, dislikable, objectionable): malagrabla (Esperanto), epämiellyttävä (Finnish), míthaitneamhach (Irish), طاتسز (tatsız) (Ottoman Turkish), ناخوش (nahoş) (Ottoman Turkish), لذتسز (lezzetsiz) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-displeasing-en-adj-UNxfMTkz

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
Etymology: Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|desplaisant}} Old French desplaisant, {{m|fro|desplere||to displease}} desplere (“to displease”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} displeasing
  1. present participle and gerund of displease Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: displease
    Sense id: en-displeasing-en-verb-NlUqK4z7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

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