English Explanatory Dictionary

eyerape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intense and unremitting stare.
  2. Something that is extraordinarily painful to the eyes, such as a psychedelic or rapidly flashing image.
verb
  1. To stare intensely and unremittingly at someone.

Word forms

eyerape eyerapes eye-rape eyeraping eyeraped

Etymology

From eye + rape. The second noun sense metaphorically refers to an unwanted assault on a person’s eyes.

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