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/ˈmänstər/

noun
- 1. an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. Similar fabulous creaturemythical creaturegiantmammothcolossusleviathanbehemothtitanBrobdingnagianmonstrosityinformal:jumbo
- ▪ an inhumanly cruel or wicked person: "he was an unfeeling, treacherous monster" Similar brutefiendbeastogredevildemonbarbariansavagevillainsadistanimalbogeymaninformal:pigradgederogatory:bastarddogdirty dogderogatory, informal:swinevulgar slang:shit
- ▪ a person, typically a child, who is rude or badly behaved: "Christopher is only a year old, but already he is a little monster" Similar rascalimpwretchmischief-makerroguedevilinformal:horrorscampscallywagtykemonkeyarchaic:ripscapegracerapscallioninformal:perisherinformal, dated:pickleinformal:varminthellion
- ▪ a thing or animal that is excessively or dauntingly large: "this is a monster of a book, almost 2,000 pages"
- ▪ a congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant.
verb
- 1. criticize or reprimand severely: informal British "my mother used to monster me for coming home so late"
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French monstre, from Latin monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’.
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Middle English monstre, from Anglo-French, from Latin monstrum omen, monster, from monēre to warn — more at mind from atributive use of monster entry 1 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a 1837, in the meaning defined above Here Be Dragons: A Creature... “Monster.”

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an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure, as from marked malformation or the absence of certain parts or organs. a grossly anomalous fetus or infant, especially one that is not viable. anything unnatural or monstrous. a monster tree. informal. see green-eyed monster.

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noun. a nonhuman creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people. any creature grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character. a person who provokes or elicits horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc. Synonyms: miscreant, devil, demon, brute, fiend. any animal or thing huge in size.
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Definitions of monster. noun. an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts. see more. noun. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful. synonyms: behemoth, colossus, giant, goliath. see more. noun. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed. synonyms: freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity. see more.
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