MONSTER


Meaning of MONSTER in English

■ noun

1》 a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature.

↘an inhumanly cruel or wicked person.

↘ humorous a rude or badly behaved child.

2》 a congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant.

3》 [as modifier ] informal extraordinarily large.

■ verb Brit. informal criticize severely.

Origin

ME: from OFr. monstre , from L. monstrum 'portent or ~', from monere 'warn'.

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