Displeasant

/dɪsˈplɛzənt/ adjective

Definition

Something that causes displeasure or is unpleasant and offensive.

Etymology

From dis- (opposite) plus pleasant, with -ant forming an adjective. While 'unpleasant' is the standard modern form, 'displeasant' appeared in older English texts using the dis- prefix instead of un-.

Kelly Says

English loves using both 'un-' and 'dis-' prefixes, but some combinations caught on while others didn't—'unhappy' won, but 'displeasant' lost to 'unpleasant,' showing how language is decided by usage, not logic!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይ ደስ ምን
ay-dee-s min
ARالعربية
مؤذي
moo-thee
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধাজনক
oh-su-bi-dha-jan-ok
CACatalà
desagradable
deh-sah-grah-dah-ble
CSČeština
nepříjemný
neh-pree-yem-ny
DADansk
ubehagelig
oo-beh-ha-ge-lig
DEDeutsch
unpleasant
oon-pleh-sant
ELΕλληνικά
άσχημος
as-hee-mos
ESEspañol
molesto
moh-leh-stoh
FAفارسی
ناخوش
na-khoush
FISuomi
epämielly
eh-pah-mieh-lee
FRFrançais
désagréable
deh-sah-grah-ah-bl
GUGU
અપ્રિય
ap-ree-y
HAHA
bacin
bah-tsin
HEעברית
לא נעים
lo na-im
HIहिन्दी
अप्रिय
ap-ree-y
HUMagyar
kellemetlen
kel-leh-met-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak menyenangkan
tidak-menyenangkan
IGIG
eji
eh-jee
ITItaliano
spiacevole
spe-ah-tsee-voh-leh
JA日本語
不快
fuku-kai
KKKK
қауіпсіз
kaw-ip-seez
KMKM
មានប្រយោជន៍
mahn-pra-yo-ch-an
KO한국어
불쾌
bul-k-hae
MRMR
अनुपयुक्त
an-oo-pyoo-yookht
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak menyenangkan
tidak-menyenangkan
MYမြန်မာ
မကျေနပ်
ma-kye-na-p
NLNederlands
ongezellig
ohn-geh-zel-lig
NONorsk
ubehagelig
oo-beh-ha-ge-lig
PAPA
ਅਪ੍ਰિય
ap-ree-y
PLPolski
nieprzyjemny
nee-pree-yem-ny
PTPortuguês
desagradável
deh-sah-grah-dah-vel
RORomână
neplăcut
neh-plah-kooth
RUРусский
неприятный
ne-pri-yat-nyy
SVSvenska
obehaglig
oh-beh-ha-g-lig
SWKiswahili
sifa mbaya
see-fah m-bah-ya
TAதமிழ்
மனம் வருத்தும்
mana-m var-uth-thum
TEతెలుగు
అసంతృప్తి
ah-san-thri-p-thi
THไทย
ไม่พึงพอใจ
mai-peung-por-jai
TLTL
nakakains
nah-kah-kain-s
TRTürkçe
rahatsız edici
rah-ah-tsiz eh-dee-chee
UKУкраїнська
неприємний
neh-pree-yem-nyy
URاردو
ناپسند
na-pas-and
VITiếng Việt
không dễ chịu
khong-dee-choo
YOYO
bààtọ́
bah-ah-toh
ZH中文
令人不快
ling-ren bu-kui
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo

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