displeasing

Meanings

• Adjective

  Expressing or causing feelings of unpleasantness or dissatisfaction

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Antonyms

please

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Synonyms

misplease

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with displeasing
appeasing , mispleasing , pleasing

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Variants

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displease , displeased , displeases , displeasing

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Etymology

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From dis- 'opposite' + pleasing 'pleasing' or delighting

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Trivia

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1. The word 'displeasing' contains the word 'pleasing' with a prefix 'dis-' which means 'opposite'

2. In the English language, the word 'displeasing' has 10 letters and is pronounced as /dɪsˈpleeʃɪŋ/

3. The word 'displeasing' was first used in English during the late 14th century

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Related Concepts

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1. dissatisfaction: A feeling of unhappiness or frustration with a person, situation, or thing

2. unpleasant: Not pleasing or agreeable; causing displeasure

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Culture

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Displeasing can be used in various contexts such as in literature, art, and music to depict negative emotions or situations. For instance, in Shakespeare's play 'Othello', the character Iago is displeasing as he manipulates and deceives others.

How to Memorize "displeasing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or situation that is displeasing to you

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'displeasing' with feelings of unhappiness or dissatisfaction

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: D is for Disagreeable, P is for Painful, L is for Loathsome, E is for Evasive, and I is for Irritating

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