monstrosity

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒsɪti

Noun

monstrosity (plural monstrosities)

  1. An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
  2. A monstrous person, thing, or act.
    • 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.
  3. The state of being monstrous.

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