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eyesore

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eye·sore  (sôr, sr)
n.
Something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view.
eyesore [ˈaɪˌsɔː]
n
something very ugly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eyesore - something very ugly and offensive
ugliness - qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
eyesore
noun mess, blight, blot, blemish, sight (informal), horror, disgrace, atrocity, ugliness, monstrosity, disfigurement Slums are an eyesore and a health hazard.
Translations
eyesore [ˈaɪsɔːʳ] N → monstruosidad f
eyesore [ˈaɪsɔːr] n → horreur f
eye strain eyestrain [ˈaɪstreɪn] n
to get eyestrain → se fatiguer la vue, se fatiguer les yeux
eye test n → examen m de la vue
eyesore [ˈaɪˌsɔːʳ] n → pugno in un occhio
eyesore [ˈaɪˌsɔːʳ] n → pugno in un occhio


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" and when the youth was gone, he muttered, "He has done me no harm, poor wrench, but he is an eyesore to me now, for he is Driscoll, the young gentleman, and I am a--oh, I wish I was dead
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
"The talk of ye," says Tobin, blowing through his moustache and pounding the table with his fist, "is an eyesore to me patience.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
There is, in that city of London there, some property of ours which is much at this day what Bleak House was then; I say property of ours, meaning of the suit's, but I ought to call it the property of costs, for costs is the only power on earth that will ever get anything out of it now or will ever know it for anything but an eyesore and a heartsore.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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