monster

noun

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mon·ster | \ ˈmän(t)-stər

Definition of monster

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1a : an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure a mythical monster a sea monster

b : one who deviates from normal or acceptable behavior or character an immoral monster

2 : a threatening force the same monster — Destiny … that rolls every civilization to doom— W. L. Sullivan

3a : an animal of strange or terrifying shape visualize this scaleless monster, eight or nine feet long, sprawling in the shade by the side of the mud pools— W. E. Swinton

b : one unusually large for its kind That truck is a monster.

4 : something monstrous especially : a person of unnatural or extreme ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty His father was a monster who beat his children for no reason.

5 : one that is highly successful That movie was a monster at the box office.

monster

adjective

Definition of monster (Entry 2 of 2)

: enormous or impressive especially in size, extent, or numbers

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Examples of monster in a Sentence

Noun That car is a monster. Inflation has become an economic monster. Adjective The movie turned out to be a monster hit.

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