monster
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.
any animal or thing huge in size.
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
Biology.
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.
huge; enormous; monstrous: a monster tree.
Origin of monster
1Other words for monster
Other words from monster
- mon·ster·like, adjective
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How to use monster in a sentence
He afterwards kills three more monster-serpents, and the she-serpents their wives.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2) | Angelo de Gubernatis
British Dictionary definitions for monster
/ (ˈmɒnstə) /
an imaginary beast, such as a centaur, usually made up of various animal or human parts
a person, animal, or plant with a marked structural deformity
a cruel, wicked, or inhuman person
a very large person, animal, or thing
(as modifier): a monster cake
Australian and NZ informal to criticize (a person or group) severely
Australian and NZ sport to use intimidating tactics against (an opponent)
Origin of monster
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with monster
see green-eyed monster.
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