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.
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. something that is very ugly, especially a building surrounded by other things that are not ugly
[ 'I ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English Eage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek Ops eye, face, Sanskrit aksi eye.