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eyesore

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈī-ˌsȯr\
    • /ˈaɪ.sɔːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈī-ˌsȯr\

Definitions of eyesore word

  • noun eyesore A thing that is very ugly, especially a building that disfigures a landscape. 1
  • noun eyesore ugly thing 1
  • countable noun eyesore You describe a building or place as an eyesore when it is extremely ugly and you dislike it or disapprove of it. 0
  • noun eyesore something very ugly 0
  • noun eyesore a thing that is unpleasant to look at 0
  • noun eyesore An eye lesion. 0

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Parts of speech for Eyesore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

eyesore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for eyesore

noun eyesore

  • blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
  • blemish — A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
  • fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
  • monstrosity — the state or character of being monstrous.
  • horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.

Antonyms for eyesore

noun eyesore

  • beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
  • clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
  • eyeful — A long, steady look at something.

Top questions with eyesore

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