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eyesore

American  
[ahy-sawr, ahy-sohr] / ˈaɪˌsɔr, ˈaɪˌsoʊr /

noun

  1. something unpleasant to look at.

    The run-down house was an eyesore to the neighbors.


eyesore British  
/ ˈaɪˌsɔː /

noun

  1. something very ugly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eyesore

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; eye, sore

Example Sentences

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Over half of it will be elevated -- a major concern for Alexandrians who fear the tree-lined track will be replaced by eyesore concrete stilts.

From Barron's

The long-running bankruptcy sale of downtown Los Angeles’ most spectacular eyesore drags on with no clear end in sight.

From Los Angeles Times

Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out.

From Los Angeles Times

But unlike San Francisco’s Coit Tower, “this one is an ugly eyesore.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Not only is the waste an eyesore, it is also damaging to sheep grazing on the land as well as nesting birds and other wildlife, she said.

From BBC