monstrosity

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /mɑːnˈstrɑːsəti/ UK /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
something hideous or frightful

They regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity.

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Synonyms

abnormity abomination freakishness

Word family

Forms monstrosities

Related forms monstrous

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.

monstruosite Middle English monstruosité Middle French mōnstruōsitās la-lat mōnstruōsus Latin

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