displeasing v. + Add to list UK //dɪsplˈiːzɪŋ// dis·pleas·ing SynonymsAntonymsEtymology Synonyms displease Antonyms pleasepleasingOriginOFRdesplaisant→ENdispleasing Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By surface analysis, dis- + pleasing.