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English
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
monstrosity (plural monstrosities)
- An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
- Synonym: monster
- A monstrous person, thing, or act.
- Synonym: monster
2023 March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost”, in RAIL, number 979, page 51:St Enoch Centre (1989) - a glass-domed monstrosity of a shopping centre - stands on the site of the station today.
- The state of being monstrous.
- Synonym: monstrousness
Translations
Monstrous thing, person or act