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   Mon·ster

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   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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   What does Monster Mean?

   • a person who is very cruel and evil The man is a monster; he terrifies me. What sort of inhuman monster could do such a thing? The tabloid papers labelled him ‘an evil sex monster’. (humorous) a child who behaves badly Definition of monster noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is a monster in mythology?

   • A monster is commonly defined as a creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. It is often depicted as having supernatural or extraordinary abilities that are beyond human comprehension. Monsters can be found in various mythologies, folklore, and popular culture, and they are often associated with evil, danger, and chaos.

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   Why are monsters called Monsters?

   • 'Monster' probably derives from the Latin, monstrare, meaning 'to demonstrate', and monere, 'to warn'. Monsters, in essence, are demonstrative. They reveal, portend, show and make evident, often uncomfortably so. Though the modern gothic monster and the medieval chimaera may seem unrelated, both have acted as important social tools.

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   How do you use monster in a sentence?

   • The word “monster” is often used to describe a creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. Here are some examples of how to use “monster” in a sentence: The monster in the movie was terrifying. She felt like a monster after eating the entire pizza by herself.

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   Sep 7, 2015 · To define a deviant form, such as a 'deformed' baby or calf, or a 'monstrous' exotic creature, you have to define 'normal'. For example, the simple Aristotelian definition of a 'bird' was something that had two legs, two wings, could fly and walk. Two new creatures arrived in the 16th century that seemed to violate this definition.

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