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The building, towering over its surroundings with its square concrete frame and reflective walls of gold-tinted glass, was an eyesore visible throughout the city.
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Eyesore — Eye sore , n. Something offensive to the eye or sight; a blemish. [1913 Webster] Mordecai was an eyesore to Haman. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eyesore — something offensive to the eye, 1520s, from EYE (Cf. eye) + SORE (Cf. sore) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
eyesore — [n] mess, ugliness atrocity, blemish, blight, blot, blot on landscape*, deformity, disfigurement, disgrace, distortion, dump, horror, monstrosity, sight, ugly thing; concepts 674,716 Ant. beauty, eyeful, sight … New thesaurus
eyesore — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that is very ugly … English terms dictionary
eyesore — [ī′sôr΄] n. [ME eie sor] a thing that is unpleasant to look at … English World dictionary
Eyesore — An eyesore is what an individual perceives as an unpleasant sight. Common examples include dilapidated buildings, graffiti, litter, polluted areas and excessive commercial signage such as billboards. All eyesores are a matter of subjective… … Wikipedia
eyesore — [[t]a͟ɪsɔː(r)[/t]] eyesores N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) You describe a building or place as an eyesore when it is extremely ugly and you dislike it or disapprove of it. Poverty leads to slums, which are an eyesore and a health hazard … English dictionary
eyesore — UK [ˈaɪˌsɔː(r)] / US [ˈaɪˌsɔr] noun [countable] Word forms eyesore : singular eyesore plural eyesores something that is ugly or unpleasant to look at, especially a building … English dictionary
eyesore — noun Date: 1530 something offensive to view < the old factory has become an eyesore > … New Collegiate Dictionary
eyesore — /uy sawr , uy sohr /, n. something unpleasant to look at: The run down house was an eyesore to the neighbors. [1250 1300; ME; see EYE, SORE] * * * … Universalium
