FRANKENSTEIN


Meaning of FRANKENSTEIN in English

[ 'fraŋk(ə)nstʌɪn ]

(also ~'s monster )

■ noun a thing that becomes terrifying or destructive to its maker.

Origin

from the title of a novel (1818) by Mary Shelley, whose eponymous main character creates a manlike monster which eventually destroys him.

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