as in mess
something unpleasant to look at the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore

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Recent Examples of eyesore So many air purifiers are large, clunky, and are just general eyesores. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024 Others expressed concerns about the tower decreasing property value and creating an eyesore for the surrounding neighborhoods. Morgan Severson, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024 The former Village Grill in Balboa Park has been a vacant eyesore for years, but that could soon change. Kate Murphy, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 Colors veer from deep to delicate—an eyesore sloping hallway ceiling is now a pleasing plaster sculpture in glossy dark green, and soft pink walls balance the steel kitchen. Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for eyesore 

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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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