Frankenstein
a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
Also called Frankenstein monster. the monster or destructive agency itself.
Origin of Frankenstein
1Other words from Frankenstein
- Frank·en·stein·i·an, adjective
Words Nearby Frankenstein
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More laughs per minute than any other movie ever made—until Young Frankenstein, that is.
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Mary, now that Frankenstein was off her hands, busied herself in writing out the journal of their first travels.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas MarshallI have also finished the fourth chapter of Frankenstein, which is a very long one, and I think you would like it.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas MarshallBarth, laughing, had assured him that there was no Frankenstein business of robbing graveyards and implanting brains in machines.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik PohlShe wrote some half dozen novels and stories, the best of which was "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus."
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonIn short, he was discovering already that he had unwittingly created a monster beside which Frankenstein's was the veriest doll.
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British Dictionary definitions for Frankenstein
/ (ˈfræŋkɪnˌstaɪn) /
a person who creates something that brings about his ruin
Also called: Frankenstein's monster a thing that destroys its creator
Origin of Frankenstein
1Derived forms of Frankenstein
- Frankensteinian, adjective
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