Displeasing vs. Ugly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Displeasing and Ugly
Definitions
Displeasing➦
To cause annoyance or vexation to.
Ugly➦
Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.
Displeasing➦
To cause displeasure or annoyance.
Ugly➦
Repulsive or offensive; objectionable
An ugly remark.
Displeasing➦
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
Ugly➦
Chiefly Southern US Rude
Don't be ugly with me.
Displeasing➦
Present participle of displease
Ugly➦
New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.
Displeasing➦
Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable.
Ugly➦
Morally reprehensible; bad.
Displeasing➦
Causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
Ugly➦
Threatening or ominous
Ugly black clouds.
Ugly➦
Likely to cause embarrassment or trouble
"Public opinion in both nations could take an ugly turn" (George R. Packard).
Ugly➦
Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable
An ugly temper.
An ugly scene.
Ugly➦
One that is ugly.
Ugly➦
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
Ugly➦
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
Ugly➦
Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
He played an ugly trick on us.
Ugly➦
(Southern US) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
An ugly temper; to feel ugly
Ugly➦
Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
An ugly rumour; an ugly customer; an ugly wound
With all this competition, expect things to get ugly.
Ugly➦
Ugliness.
Ugly➦
(slang) An ugly person or thing.
Ugly➦
Any product whose size and shape prevents it from fitting neatly on a pallet.
Ugly➦
A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
Ugly➦
To make ugly (sometimes with up).
Ugly➦
Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.
The ugly view of his deformed crimes.
Like the toad, ugly and venomous.
O, I have passed a miserable night,So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams.
Ugly➦
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Ugly➦
Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Ugly➦
A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet.
Ugly➦
To make ugly.
Ugly➦
Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting;
An ugly face
Ugly furniture
War is ugly
Ugly➦
Deficient in beauty;
Ugly gray slums
Ugly➦
Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace;
A surly waiter
An ugly frame of mind
Ugly➦
Morally reprehensible;
Would do something as despicable as murder
Ugly crimes
The vile development of slavery appalled them
Ugly➦
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
A baleful look
Forbidding thunderclouds
His tone became menacing
Ominous rumblings of discontent
Sinister storm clouds
A sinister smile
His threatening behavior
Ugly black clouds
The situation became ugly
Ugly➦
Provoking horror;
An atrocious automobile accident
A frightful crime of decapitation
An alarming, even horrifying, picture
War is beyond all words horrible
An ugly wound
