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Definition of displeasing : 1. Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable.
2. of Displease

Synonyms:

unwelcome, good, off-putting, disconcerting, bitter, upsetting, infuriating, wicked, sour, rotten, uncongenial, offensive, vexing, yucky, harsh, unpalatable, exasperating, unsavory, icky, unsympathetic, pain, nasty, distasteful, maddening

faulty, invalid, poor, baneful, inadvisable, wrong, unsatisfactory, black, bad, irremediable, wretched, defective, ill-suited, arrant, detrimental, unsound, unfavorable, vile, inferior, inadequate

inelegant, unlovely, disfigured, repellent, plain, unattractive, ill-looking, grotesque, unappealing, abhorrent, ugly, repugnant, shapeless, disagreeable, unsightly, unpleasant, unaesthetic, unpleasing, repulsive, homely, hideous, undesirable, odious

angering, repelling, disgusting, riling, shocking, aggrieving, annoying, jarring, provoking, scandalizing, irritating, disturbing, offending, bothering, disappointing, grating

Usage examples:

• It was exactly what Gwynneth did feel, and the sensation was by no means displeasing to her. - "Peccavi", E. W. Hornung.
• Touchstone's motley was far too glaring, and the crude white of Rosalind's bridal raiment in the last act was absolutely displeasing. - "Reviews", Oscar Wilde.
• Transactions of this sort have not at all been displeasing and repugnant to your feelings heretofore. - "The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli", Johann Hottinger.