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eyesore

[ahy-sawr, ahy-sohr]

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noun

something unpleasant to look at.
The run-down house was an eyesore to the neighbors.

eyesore

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Origin of eyesore¹

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

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"That site is an eyesore and should be resolved," he says.

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"People don't know what it's meant to be, it is an eyesore," he said.

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If fashion is a storyteller, what are these eyesores trying to tell us?

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"I think they're disgusting," one woman said, "an eyesore - I know we need them, but people have got their houses right next door."

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A viewing platform aimed at improving accessibility at a well-known beauty spot has been criticised as an "eyesore" by people with disabilities.

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