monstrosity

mon·stros·i·ty

noun \män-ˈsträ-sə-tē\

plural mon·stros·i·ties

Definition of MONSTROSITY

1

a : a malformation of a plant or animal b : something deviating from the normal : freak

2

: the quality or state of being monstrous

3

a : an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity b : an excessively bad or shocking example

Examples of MONSTROSITY

1. Did you see the new mall? It's a monstrosity.
2. <any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study>

First Known Use of MONSTROSITY

15th century

Related to MONSTROSITY

Synonyms: abnormality, anomaly, monster, freak

Antonyms: average, norm, normal, par, standard

Related Words: abortion, malformation, miscreation, mutant, mutation; character, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; aberrant, deviant; individualist, maverick, nonconformist; curiosity, peculiarity, singularity; aberration, exception, irregularity, oddity, rarity

Near Antonyms: sample, specimen; commonplace, usual

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Rhymes with MONSTROSITY

atrocity, callosity, ferocity, gibbosity, pomposity, porosity, precocity, velocity, verbosity, viscosity, zygosity