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Meaning of "displeasing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPLEASING

displeasing  [dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPLEASING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Displeasing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISPLEASING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of displeasing in the English dictionary

The definition of displeasing in the dictionary is causing annoyance, offence, or displeasureto be displeasing to sb.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPLEASING


accusing
əˈkjuːzɪŋ
amusing
əˈmjuːzɪŋ
bruising
ˈbruːzɪŋ
cancer-causing
ˈkænsəˌkɔːzɪŋ
confusing
kənˈfjuːzɪŋ
deep-freezing
ˌdiːpˈfriːzɪŋ
easing
ˈiːzɪŋ
freezing
ˈfriːzɪŋ
losing
ˈluːzɪŋ
musing
ˈmjuːzɪŋ
nonfreezing
ˌnɒnˈfriːzɪŋ
parsing
ˈpɑːzɪŋ
pausing
ˈpɔːzɪŋ
pleasing
ˈpliːzɪŋ
prick-teasing
ˈprɪkˌtiːzɪŋ
seizing
ˈsiːzɪŋ
subfreezing
sʌbˈfriːzɪŋ
teasing
ˈtiːzɪŋ
unfreezing
ʌnˈfriːzɪŋ
unpleasing
ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPLEASING

display screen
display unit
display window
displayable
displayer
disple
displeasance
displeasant
displease
displeased
displeasedly
displeasedness
displeasingly
displeasingness
displeasure
displenish
displenishment
displode
displosion
displume

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPLEASING

advertising
aliasing
ambulance chasing
bulk purchasing
casing
decreasing
freebasing
housing
increasing
leasing
nondecreasing
nonincreasing
phasing
phrasing
progress chasing
purchasing
quantitative easing
steeplechasing
unceasing
womb-leasing

Synonyms and antonyms of displeasing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISPLEASING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «displeasing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of displeasing

Translation of «displeasing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPLEASING

Find out the translation of displeasing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of displeasing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «displeasing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不快
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desagradable
570 millions of speakers

English

displeasing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रिय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستياء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неугодно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desagradando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসন্তুষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déplaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menyenangkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unangenehm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不愉快な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불쾌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm bực mình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புண்படுத்துகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रिय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoşa gitmeyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spiacevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzyjemny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неугодно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neplăcut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσάρεστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onaangenaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misshag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjemmende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of displeasing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPLEASING»

The term «displeasing» is normally little used and occupies the 118.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPLEASING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about displeasing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPLEASING»

Discover the use of displeasing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to displeasing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Displeasing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Nonfiction Usage Script UsageHow can you say that, Arch? With one word you attack an entire race of people and not just the Chinese, the Laotians, the Cambodians, the Vietnamese.ndash;Johnny Speight and Norman Lear in All
‎2008
2
Digest version of the Integration Theory of Psychoanalysis
The displeasing factors lie right on the conscious, and the regulatory factors lie in the preconscious in principle. However, the conscious does not always take up the displeasing factors, and the displeasing factors are linked up with the ...
Shinya Nitta, M.D., 2013
3
Social and civil duties
what they knew was displeasing to God. “ Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” The plain sense of the text may be expressed ...
Nathanael Emmons, Jacob Ide, 1842
4
The Jewish Study Bible: Jewish Publication Society Tanakh ...
2 He did what was displeasing to the LoRD, following the abhorrent practices of the nations that the LoRD had dispossessed before the Israelites. 3He rebuilt the shrines that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he erected altars for Baal and ...
Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane, 2004
5
The Music Effect: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications
The former refers to frequency intervals that are displeasing to the ear (peaking at around 23 or 24 beats per second). “Displeasing to the ear” might not be the best way to describe dissonance, because “displeasing” is a subjective concept.
Daniel J. Schneck, Dorita Berger, 2005
6
Seventeen short treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
But now because He hath deigned in a visible form to admonish us, that He may prepare us for things invisible, He is displeasing unto the covetous, because He had not a body of gold : He is displeasing unto the unchaste, because He was ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), 1847
7
A Library of fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, anterior ...
But now because He hath deigned in a visible form to admonish us, that He may prepare us for things invisible, He is displeasing unto the covetous, because He had not a body of gold: He is displeasing unto the unchaste, because He was ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), 1847
8
Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church ...
But now because He hath deigned in a visible form to admonish us, that He may prepare us for things invisible, He is displeasing unto the covetous, because He had not a body of gold : He is displeasing unto the unchaste, because He was ...
9
Seventeen Short Treatises of S. Augustine ... Translated (by ...
But now because He hath deigned in a visible form to admonish us, that He may prepare us for things invisible, He is displeasing unto the covetous, because He had not a body of gold: He is displeasing unto the unchaste, because He was ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo), Charles Lewis CORNISH, 1847
10
Controversies
Then, too, when they say 'but if it should happen that someone should observe such fasts in order to avoid the punishment which would be incurred if he broke the rule, that does not always mean that his fasting is displeasing to God and that  ...
Desiderius Erasmus (Humanist, Theologe, Niederlande, Schweiz), 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPLEASING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term displeasing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fresh trouble for AAP, cracks appear in Punjab unit
... the group led by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhudhan, displeasing national spokesperson and party in-charge of Punjab Sanjay Singh. «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
65% Indians Use Sub-Rs 10000 Smartphones; Internet Penetration …
It's a displeasing figure because it proves that the internet penetration in the country has only taken off in limited regions. The company ... «Technology Personalized, Jul 15»
3
Dragon Ball Super spoilers: Goku tries his hand at farming, Mister …
Apparently, displeasing him resulted to the destruction of half of one planet. There is still plenty to look forward to in the second episode, ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
4
'7 Days' in hilarious mockumentary hell on HBO
Charles Lloyd Poole (Kit Harington) is dumb as a box of crumpets, lives in fear of displeasing his overbearing mother (Mary Steenburgen) and ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Long: Daytona crash shows time is now for...
At what point should radical changes be considered, even if displeasing to spectators, to protect everyone? Daytona's catch fence did its job ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
6
School recipe: Right chefs needed for success
... our education system will continue to resemble our version of Emeril's ratatouille: slightly displeasing and barely accomplishing its goal. «Opelousas Daily World, Jul 15»
7
The curse of quad bikes
... their activities on or in the sea or in the pubs and clubs of the towns, they are displeasing at the very least the same number of another type. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
8
Letter: Tests of evidence no longer relevant in court
... of any wrongdoing but still be prosecuted for discrimination merely due to the existence of statistical data displeasing to someone else. «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
9
Barney Frank: LePage team's words and actions show disregard for …
... obstreperous parliamentarians from attending and, when that failed, by punishing them for votes and speeches displeasing to the crown. «Press Herald, Jul 15»
10
A Surprising Prophetic Word About the Supreme Court Same-Sex …
They gathered and began to pray, but what they were interceding about was very displeasing to the Father. I listened very carefully to the cries ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Displeasing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/displeasing>. May 2024 ».
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