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   monster

   /ˈmɒnstə/

   noun

   • 1. a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature: "a monster with the head of a hyena and hindquarters of a wolf" Similar fabulous creaturemythical creaturegiantmammothcolossusleviathanbehemothtitanBrobdingnagianmonstrosityinformal:jumbo
   • ▪ an inhumanly cruel or wicked person: "he was an unfeeling, treacherous monster" Similar brutefiendbeastogredevildemonbarbariansavagevillainsadistanimalbogeymaninformal:pigradgederogatory:bastarddogdirty dogderogatory, informal:swinevulgar slang:shit
   • ▪ a rude or badly behaved person, typically a child: humorous "he's only a year old, but already he is a little monster" Similar rascalimpwretchmischief-makerroguedevilinformal:horrorscampscallywagtykemonkeyarchaic:ripscapegracerapscallioninformal:perisherinformal, dated:pickleinformal:varminthellion
   • 2. a thing of extraordinary or daunting size: "this is a monster of a book, almost 500 pages"
   • 3. a congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant.

   verb

   • 1. criticize or reprimand severely: informal British "my mum used to monster me for coming home so late"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French monstre, from Latin monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’.

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   What is the meaning of the word monster in English?

   • Definition in English: a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature. Definition in Telugu: పెద్ద, అందములేని, భయపెట్టే ఊహాత్మక జీవి. In English, a monster is a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature. In Telugu, it translates to పెద్ద, అందములేని, భయపెట్టే ఊహాత్మక జీవి (pedda, andhamauleni, bhayapettena jivii).

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   What does Monstre mean?

   • Middle English monstre, from Anglo-French, from Latin monstrum omen, monster, from monēre to warn — more at mind from atributive use of monster entry 1 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a 1837, in the meaning defined above Here Be Dragons: A Creature... “Monster.”

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   What is a monster in Latin?

   • What is a "monster" in Latin? English "monster" comes from Latin monstrum "divine omen, supernatural occurrence", from moneō "warn". Later this shifted to the meaning it has in English, a horrifying or evil creature.

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   What is a monster story?

   • MonSTER Stories are wild creatures. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak? (From the script of 'A Monster Calls')

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   The meaning of MONSTER is an animal of strange or terrifying shape. How to use monster in a sentence. an animal of strange or terrifying shape; one unusually large for its kind; an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure…

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   Learn the meaning of monster as a noun, adjective and verb in English, with synonyms, collocations and usage examples. A monster can be an imaginary frightening creature, a cruel person, or something very big.

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   A monster is a nonhuman creature that frightens people, or a person or thing that is very large, abnormal, or evil. Learn more about the origin, usage, and idioms of the word monster from Dictionary.com.

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   Learn the meaning of monster as a noun, adjective, and verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Find out how monster can refer to a mythical creature, a deformed person or animal, a cruel person, or a huge thing.

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   Monsters are imaginary scary creatures that lurk in dark places and horror movies. If it's got 3 heads, shark teeth and lives under your bed, then it's probably a monster.

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   A monster is an imaginary or legendary creature, a person or animal with a deformity, or a very large or frightening thing. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word monster from various dictionaries and sources.

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   Learn the meaning of monster as an imaginary creature, an animal, a person or a child. See pictures, pronunciation, collocations and usage notes.