eyesore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaɪsɔː/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈaɪsoɹ/ (US)
- īʹsôr (US)
Etymology
From Middle English eye sor, eie-sor, eyen soore, eæge-sare, equivalent to eye + sore.
Meanings
- An eye lesion.
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A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.
The building, towering over its surroundings with its square concrete frame and reflective walls of gold-tinted glass, was an eyesore visible throughout the city.
Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' - such that it was nearly pulled down to make way for housing.
2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Network Rail Community Award: Saltash and Stow”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eyesores | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| eye-sore | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
eye candy · feast for the eyes
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Synonyms
Translations (39)
vi điều ngứa mắt (a displeasing sight) · vi điều chướng mắt (a displeasing sight) · ja 目障り (a displeasing sight) · cmn 有礙觀瞻 /有碍观瞻 (a displeasing sight) · pl szkaradzieństwo (a displeasing sight) · gl calandraca (a displeasing sight) · es esperpento (a displeasing sight) · mk очобол (a displeasing sight) · fr horreur (a displeasing sight) · it obbrobrio (a displeasing sight) · tl sulyak (a displeasing sight) · pl brzydactwo (a displeasing sight) · ro dezgust vizual (a displeasing sight) · th ทัศนะอุจาด (a displeasing sight) · yue 篤口篤鼻 /笃口笃鼻 (a displeasing sight) · yue 篤眼篤鼻 /笃眼笃鼻 (a displeasing sight) · he מַחֲזֶה לֹא נָעִים (a displeasing sight) · pl szkarada (a displeasing sight) · sv schabrak (a displeasing sight) · hu (to be an eyesore) bántja a szemet (a displeasing sight) · cy dolur llygad (a displeasing sight) · de Unzierde (a displeasing sight) · fi rumilus (a displeasing sight) · it pugno in un occhio (a displeasing sight) · cmn 眼中钉 (a displeasing sight) · hu csúfság (a displeasing sight) · da øjebæ (a displeasing sight) · hu éktelenkedik (a displeasing sight) · de Schandfleck (a displeasing sight) · sv skamfläck (a displeasing sight) · gl cordobello (a displeasing sight) · ro oroare vizuală (a displeasing sight) · la rēs odiōsa (a displeasing sight) · ko 눈엣가시 (a displeasing sight) · cmn 眼中釘 /眼中钉 (a displeasing sight) · yue 眼冤 (a displeasing sight) · pl paskudztwo (a displeasing sight) · cmn 肉中刺，眼中釘 /肉中刺 (a displeasing sight) · ru уро́дство (a displeasing sight)