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monster

/ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A terrifying and dangerous creature.
  2. A bizarre or whimsical creature.
  3. A cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
  4. A horribly deformed person.
  5. A badly behaved child, a brat.
  6. Something unusually large.
  7. To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.
  8. To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.
  9. To harass.
  10. Very large; worthy of a monster.
  11. Great; very good; excellent.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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