eyesore

[ ahy-sawr, ahy-sohr ]

noun

1. something unpleasant to look at:

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

eyesore

/ ˈaɪˌsɔː /

noun

1. something very ugly

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyesore¹

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

Example Sentences

However, the 90-unit project - which will house refugees and homeless families - has been branded an "eyesore" by some local residents who claim there was no consultation process.

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Known as Buz Stop Boys, a group of mostly young professionals and tradespeople are driving a new wave of civic responsibility in Ghana, picking up brooms and shovels to clean up the mounds of rubbish that are an eyesore in cities and towns across the country.

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It used to be a lovely place, well kept and maintained, but now it’s an eyesore.

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New Zealand's second try - on 27 minutes - was another eyesore for new England defence coach Joe El-Abd.

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However, John Kirby whose late mother lived next door to Mr Carbonaro in Dalgety Bay said the “eyesore” art had put off all his potential buyers.

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