monstrosity
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- noun
- /mɒnˈstrɒsɪti/
- Offensive
- The old factory was home to a monstrosity that haunted the town's nightmares for generations.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the monstrosity leapt into the sky, punishing the air with rent wings.
- And the monstrosity leapt into the sky, punishing the air with rent wings.
Examples
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Adam scowled at the shaggy monstrosity who kept dogging him at the worst possible times.
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Bethesda, a bloated monstrosity of a woman, had no business in the water.
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We told you we had living, breathing, monstrosities.
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The bulldog monstrosities that we now see are the creation of the show ring.
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The ship tilted, and two of the smaller monstrosities vaulted out of the hold.
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Dozens of monstrosities lay below, their bodies intertwined as they writhed frantically.
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Somehow, they seemed to be only trees now, not the hunkering, malformed monstrosities that hovered over the waterways.
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Robyn stood at the stern, watching the two vessels and their complements of screaming, scaled monstrosities.
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The children screamed in horror when they saw the monstrosity emerging from the shadows.
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As the researchers studied the monstrosity, they were shocked by its bizarre shape and unsettling features.
Synonyms
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A very large person or animal with a strange, frightening body
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A strange and ugly quality in people and things that shocks and interests
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Etymology
The word monstrosity comes from the Latin monstrum, which meant a strange or 'unnatural' thing seen as a 'warning' and is the same root as monster. That's why a monstrosity can mean a person or animal with an unusual or deformed shape that makes people feel shocked or afraid.