Monster — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔnstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒnstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒnstə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔnstɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demon teras behemoth fiend colossus ogre giant freak monstrosity goliath devil lusus naturae

Word Forms

giant	adjective	of great mass; huge and bulky
gigantic	adjective	so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
monstrous	adjective	abnormally large
colossal	adjective	so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
diabolic	adjective	showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
devilize	verb	turn into a devil or make devilish
demonic	adjective	extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
demonize	verb	make into a demon

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

monstre

une créature imaginaire comportant généralement diverses parties humaines et animales

🇪🇸Spanish

monstruo

una criatura imaginaria que generalmente tiene varias partes humanas y animales

🇮🇹Italian

mostro

una creatura immaginaria che solitamente ha varie parti umane e animali

🇵🇹Portuguese

monstro

uma criatura imaginária geralmente com várias partes humanas e animais

🇷🇺Russian

монстр

воображаемое существо, обычно имеющее различные части человека и животного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

राक्षस

एक काल्पनिक प्राणी जिसमें आमतौर पर विभिन्न मानव और पशु अंग होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

দানব

একটি কাল্পনিক প্রাণীর সাধারণত বিভিন্ন মানব এবং প্রাণীর অংশ থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

அசுரன்

ஒரு கற்பனை உயிரினம் பொதுவாக பல்வேறு மனித மற்றும் விலங்கு பாகங்களைக் கொண்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

రాక్షసుడు

ఒక ఊహాత్మక జీవి సాధారణంగా వివిధ మానవ మరియు జంతువుల భాగాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

राक्षस

एक काल्पनिक प्राणी ज्यामध्ये सामान्यतः विविध मानवी आणि प्राणी भाग असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાક્ષસ

એક કાલ્પનિક પ્રાણી જેમાં સામાન્ય રીતે માનવ અને પ્રાણીઓના વિવિધ ભાગો હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೈತ್ಯಾಕಾರದ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವಿವಿಧ ಮಾನವ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಜೀವಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാക്ഷസൻ

ഒരു സാങ്കൽപ്പിക ജീവി സാധാരണയായി മനുഷ്യരുടെയും മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയും വിവിധ ഭാഗങ്ങളുള്ളതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਖਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਜੀਵ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਅਤੇ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

راکشس

ایک خیالی مخلوق جس میں عام طور پر مختلف انسانی اور جانوروں کے حصے ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怪物

一种虚构的生物，通常具有各种人类和动物的部分

🇯🇵Japanese

モンスター

通常、人間や動物のさまざまな部分を持つ想像上の生き物

🇰🇷Korean

괴물

일반적으로 인간과 동물의 다양한 부분을 갖고 있는 상상의 생물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quái vật

một sinh vật tưởng tượng thường có nhiều bộ phận của con người và động vật

🇹🇭Thai

สัตว์ประหลาด

สิ่งมีชีวิตในจินตนาการที่มักจะมีส่วนต่างๆ ของมนุษย์และสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

raksasa

makhluk khayalan yang biasanya memiliki berbagai bagian tubuh manusia dan hewan

🇵🇭Filipino

halimaw

isang haka-haka na nilalang na karaniwang mayroong iba't ibang bahagi ng tao at hayop

🇲🇾Malay

raksasa

makhluk khayalan biasanya mempunyai pelbagai bahagian manusia dan haiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وحش

مخلوق وهمي عادة ما يكون له أجزاء بشرية وحيوانية مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

هیولا

یک موجود خیالی معمولاً دارای اجزای مختلف انسانی و حیوانی است

🇹🇷Turkish

canavar

genellikle çeşitli insan ve hayvan parçalarına sahip hayali bir yaratık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִפלֶצֶת

יצור דמיוני בעל חלקים שונים של בני אדם ובעלי חיים

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