eyesore

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪsɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaɪˌsɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ī′sôr′, ī′sōr′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
eye•sore /ˈaɪˌsɔr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. something unpleasant to look at.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eye•sore  (ī′sôr′, ī′sōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something unpleasant to look at:The run-down house was an eyesore to the neighbors.
  • 1250–1300; Middle English; see eye, sore

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eyesore /ˈaɪˌsɔː/ n
  1. something very ugly
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