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Definition of "displeasing" [dis•pleas•ing]

  • Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable. (adjective)
  • Present participle of displease. (verb)

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Use "displeasing" in a sentence
  • "The fact that you might find this aesthetically displeasing is no kind of evidence for the idea that markets actually are the magic solution you seek."
  • "I would not like to be the man that spoke a word displeasing to ye with those eyes of yours."
  • "When one of these has a little cunning, he passes his time in the utmost satisfaction to himself and his friends; for his position is never to report or speak a displeasing thing to his friend."