displeasing
/dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/adjective, verb
displeasing is spelled D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, displeasing means “Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in displeasing?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is displeasing?
Displeasing appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce displeasing?
- /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-displeasing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of displeasing
- more displeasing comparative
- most displeasing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does displeasing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of displease
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does displeasing come from?
Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (“to displease”). By surface analysis, dis- + pleasing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).