Meaning

2 senses
  1. Something which is displeasing to the ear- for instance, loud noises or bad music.

    a. 1704, Thomas Brown, letter to Monsieur des A------- The perpetual jangling of the chimes […] is no small earsore.

  2. Dermatitis of the ear in water buffalo

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From ear + sore. Compare eyesore.

From ear + sore. Compare eyesore.

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Forms

plural: earsores
Singularearsore
Pluralearsores

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedearworm

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
earsore — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto