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View usage for: (bɪhiːmɒθ, US -məθ) Word forms: plural behemothscountable nounIf you refer to something as a behemoth, you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage. [journalism, literary, disapproval] The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart. ...his behemoth 1,047 page book. Synonyms: giant, monster, mammoth, titan More Synonyms of behemoth behemoth in British English (bɪˈhiːmɒθ) noun1. Old Testament a gigantic beast, probably a hippopotamus, described in Job 40:15 2. a huge or monstrous person or thing Word origin C14: from Hebrew běhēmōth, plural of běhēmāh beast behemoth in American English (bəˈhiməθ; ˈbiəməθ) noun1. Bible a huge animal, assumed to be the hippopotamus: Job 40:15-24 2. any animal or thing that is huge or very powerful Word origin Heb behemot, intens. pl. of behema, beast; akin to Ethiopic bəhma, dumb, speechless & Ar ʼ abham (> bahma(t), bahīma(t), animal) Examples of 'behemoth' in a sentencebehemoth Definition a huge person or thing The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart. Synonyms mammoth Hercules colossus Brobdingnagian Additional synonymsDefinition any huge or powerful thing It's a leviathan of a book. Synonyms monster, whale, mammoth, Titan, hulk, colossus, behemothDefinition a very large person, animal, or thing He said he'd hooked a real monster of a fish. Synonyms giant, mammoth, titan, colossus, monstrosity, leviathan, behemoth, Brobdingnagian Definition a person of great strength, importance, or size the country's two richest business titans Synonyms giant, superman or woman, colossus, leviathan- behave
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