Monstrosity

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.

    "Geoffroy St. Hilaire's experiments show that unnatural treatment of the embryo causes monstrosities; and monstrosities cannot be separated by any clear line of distinction from mere variations."

  2. 2
    something hideous or frightful wordnet
  3. 3
    A monstrous person, thing, or act.

    "St Enoch Centre (1989) - a glass-domed monstrosity of a shopping centre - stands on the site of the station today."

  4. 4
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being monstrous.

Synonyms

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monsterfreakaberranceaberrancyaberrationabnormality

Antonyms

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lulu

Example

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"I could prove God statistically. Take the human body alone — the chances that all the functions of an individual would just happen is a statistical monstrosity."

Etymology

From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus; by surface analysis, monstrous + -ity.

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