n.
Pronunciation: män- ' strä-s ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Date: 15th century
1 a : a malformation of a plant or animal b : something deviating from the normal : FREAK
2 : the quality or state of being monstrous
3 a : an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity b : an excessively bad or shocking example