distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
Word Forms
monster
noun
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
monstrosity
noun
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
atrocity
noun
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
atrociousness
noun
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
grotesqueness
noun
ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
monströs
ungewöhnlich groß
🇫🇷French
monstrueux
anormalement grand
🇪🇸Spanish
monstruoso
anormalmente grande
🇮🇹Italian
mostruoso
anormalmente grande
🇳🇱Dutch
monsterlijk
abnormaal groot
🇵🇹Portuguese
monstruoso
anormalmente grande
🇷🇺Russian
чудовищный
аномально большой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
राक्षसी
असामान्य रूप से बड़ा
🇧🇩Bengali
রাক্ষস
অস্বাভাবিকভাবে বড়
🇮🇳Tamil
கொடூரமான
அசாதாரணமாக பெரியது
🇮🇳Telugu
భయంకరమైన
అసాధారణంగా పెద్దది
🇮🇳Marathi
राक्षसी
असामान्यपणे मोठे
🇮🇳Gujarati
રાક્ષસી
અસામાન્ય રીતે મોટું
🇮🇳Kannada
ದೈತ್ಯಾಕಾರದ
ಅಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭീകരമായ
അസാധാരണമായി വലുത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਾਖਸ਼
ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵੱਡਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شیطانی
غیر معمولی طور پر بڑا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
滔天
异常大
🇯🇵Japanese
怪物的な
異常に大きい
🇰🇷Korean
거대한
비정상적으로 크다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quái đản
lớn bất thường
🇹🇭Thai
มหึมา
ใหญ่ผิดปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
raksasa
sangat besar
🇵🇭Filipino
napakapangit
abnormal na malaki
🇲🇾Malay
dahsyat
besar luar biasa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
وحشية
كبيرة بشكل غير طبيعي
🇮🇷Persian
هیولا
به طور غیر عادی بزرگ
🇹🇷Turkish
canavarca
anormal derecede büyük
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִפלַצתִי
גדול באופן חריג
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'monstrous'?
The primary meaning of 'monstrous' is 'abnormally large'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'monstrous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'monstrous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'monstrous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'monstrous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'monstrous' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'monstrous' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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