Monstrosity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

something hideous or frightful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɔnstɹˈɔsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/mɒnstɹˈɒsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɒnstɹˈɒsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /mɔnstɹˈɔsᵻɾi/.

Examples

they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

freak monster lusus naturae

Parts of Speech

noun	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
noun	something hideous or frightful “they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity”

Word Forms

monstrous

adjective

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungeheuerlichkeit

eine Person oder ein Tier, die deutlich ungewöhnlich oder deformiert ist

🇫🇷French

monstruosité

une personne ou un animal nettement inhabituel ou déformé

🇪🇸Spanish

monstruosidad

una persona o animal que es marcadamente inusual o deformado

🇮🇹Italian

mostruosità

una persona o un animale marcatamente insolito o deforme

🇳🇱Dutch

monsterlijkheid

een persoon of dier dat opvallend ongebruikelijk of misvormd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

monstruosidade

uma pessoa ou animal que é marcadamente incomum ou deformado

🇷🇺Russian

чудовищность

человек или животное, которое заметно необычно или деформировано

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुरूपता

कोई व्यक्ति या जानवर जो अत्यंत असामान्य या विकृत हो

🇧🇩Bengali

দানব

একটি ব্যক্তি বা প্রাণী যা লক্ষণীয়ভাবে অস্বাভাবিক বা বিকৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

அரக்கத்தனம்

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அசாதாரணமான அல்லது சிதைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விலங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

రాక్షసత్వం

అసాధారణంగా లేదా వైకల్యంతో ఉన్న వ్యక్తి లేదా జంతువు

🇮🇳Marathi

राक्षसीपणा

एक व्यक्ती किंवा प्राणी जो स्पष्टपणे असामान्य किंवा विकृत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયંકરતા

એક વ્યક્તિ અથવા પ્રાણી જે નોંધપાત્ર રીતે અસામાન્ય અથવા વિકૃત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೈತ್ಯಾಕಾರದ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿ ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರೂಪಗೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാക്ഷസത്വം

അസാധാരണമോ വികലമോ ആയ ഒരു വ്യക്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൃഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਆਨਕਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜੋ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਾਧਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانیت

ایک شخص یا جانور جو واضح طور پر غیر معمولی یا خراب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怪物

明显异常或畸形的人或动物

🇯🇵Japanese

怪物

著しく異常または奇形な人または動物

🇰🇷Korean

기괴

현저하게 이상하거나 기형이 있는 사람이나 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quái dị

một người hoặc động vật có hình dáng khác thường hoặc bị biến dạng rõ rệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความชั่วร้าย

คนหรือสัตว์ที่มีลักษณะผิดปกติหรือผิดรูปอย่างเห็นได้ชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

seseorang atau hewan yang sangat tidak biasa atau cacat

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalimaw

isang tao o hayop na kapansin-pansing kakaiba o deform

🇲🇾Malay

raksasa

seseorang atau haiwan yang sangat luar biasa atau cacat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وحشية

شخص أو حيوان غير عادي أو مشوه بشكل ملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

هیولا

شخص یا حیوانی که به طور مشخص غیرعادی یا تغییر شکل یافته است

🇹🇷Turkish

canavarlık

belirgin şekilde alışılmadık veya deforme olmuş bir kişi veya hayvan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִפלֶצֶת

אדם או בעל חיים שהם חריגים או מעוותים בעליל

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