different between unsavory vs displeasing

unsavory

English

Alternative forms

  • unsavoury (British)

Etymology

un- +? savory

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?se?v.??.i/

Adjective

unsavory (comparative more unsavory, superlative most unsavory) (American spelling)

  1. Not savory; without flavor.
  2. Of bad taste; distasteful.
  3. Making an activity undesirable.
  4. Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.
    His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "unsavory" is often applied: reputation, character, aspect, element, practice, friend, tactics.

Translations

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displeasing

English

Etymology

Perhaps a calque of Old French desplaisant, from the verb desplere (to displease).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?s?pli?z??/

Adjective

displeasing (comparative more displeasing, superlative most displeasing)

  1. Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.

Translations

Verb

displeasing

  1. present participle of displease

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