noun · rare

monstrosity

monstrosity · monstrosities

жахливість

чудовище, чудовищность

Monstrosität, Ungeheuer, Monstrum, Ungeheuerlichkeit

An organism showing abnormal development or deformityAn organism showing abnormal development or deformity.

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/mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/

» Why is she wearing that monstrosity?

Meaning

3 senses

An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
Monstrosität, Monstrum, Ungeheuer
чудо́вищеčudóvišče
жахливістьžaxlyvistʹ
The state of being monstrous.
Ungeheuerlichkeit, Monstrosität
чудо́вищностьčudóviščnostʹ

More definitions

something hideous or frightful
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

Examples

4 sentences

Why is she wearing that monstrosity?
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Many architectural monstrosities are seen in Tokyo.
deIn Tokio sieht man viele architektonische Monstrositäten.
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Her dress is a monstrosity.
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What are all these monstrosities?
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

Monstrous thing, person or act:

Русский

By meaning 2

Monstrous thing, person or act:

State of being monstrous:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

Monstrous thing, person or act:

State of being monstrous:

Origin

From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Lati

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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