Main Entry: Fran·ken·stein

Pronunciation: \ˈfraŋ-kən-ˌstīn also -ˌstēn\

Function: noun

Date: 1818

1 a : the title character in Mary W. Shelley's novel Frankenstein who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed b : a monster in the shape of a man especially in popularized versions of the Frankenstein story
2 : a monstrous creation; especially : a work or agency that ruins its originator

— Fran·ken·stein·ian \ˌfraŋ-kən-ˈstī-nē-ən, -ˈsti-\ adjective