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View usage for: (mɒnstəʳ) Word forms: plural monsters1. countable nounA monster is a large imaginary creature that looks very ugly and frightening. 2. countable nounA monster is something which is extremely large, especially something which is difficult to manage or which is unpleasant. ...the monster which is now the London marathon. ...the monster of apartheid. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]Monster means extremely and surprisingly large. [informal, emphasis] ...a monster weapon. The film will be a monster hit. 4. countable nounIf you describe someone as a monster, you mean that they are cruel, frightening, or evil. More Synonyms of monster monster in British English (ˈmɒnstə) noun1. an imaginary beast, such as a centaur, usually made up of various animal or human parts 2. a person, animal, or plant with a marked structural deformity 3. a cruel, wicked, or inhuman person 4. a. a very large person, animal, or thing b. (as modifier) a monster cake verb (transitive)5. informal to criticize (a person or group) severely 6. Australian and New Zealand sport to use intimidating tactics against (an opponent) Word origin C13: from Old French monstre, from Latin monstrum portent, from monēre to warn monster in American English (ˈmɑnstər) noun1. any plant or animal of abnormal shape or structure, as one greatly malformed or lacking some parts; monstrosity 2. any imaginary creature part human and part animal in form, as a centaur, or madeup of the parts of two or more different animals, as a dragon 4. a person so cruel, wicked, depraved, etc. as to horrify others 5. any huge animal or thing 6. Pathology a malformed fetus, esp. one with an excess or deficiency of limbs or parts; teratism adjective7. huge; enormous; monstrous Word origin ME monstre < OFr < L monstrum, divine portent of misfortune, monster < monere, to admonish, warn: see monitor Examples of 'monster' in a sentencemonster And so will some horrible monsters.He is an inhuman and amoral monster.But under the last egg box lurked a monster.This evil monster has taken two precious people from them.Coyote lay stunned behind a rock while other animals and monsters ranged across him and around him.Vast profits allowed not just hefty salaries but also monster bonuses to become the norm.The eurozone crisis and the economic downturn are the monsters he now needs to defeat.Compared with those monsters this creature is just a pup.But their ambition was reduced to rubble when the monster quake hit.The weirdest thing about this monster?This is just another bit of his macabre theatre and the best thing for this monster is to just let him starve.Played a cannabis dealer in this low-budget monster movie.Mega monster movies don't come bigger than this.These are ugly, misshapen monsters.I don't really see them as beasts and monsters.Scary monsters, imaginary and all too real, stalk through the story. In other languagesmonster British English: monster / ˈmɒnstə/ NOUN A monster is a large imaginary creature that is very frightening. ...a monster in an old horror movie. - American English: monster
- Arabic: مَسَخٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: monstro
- Chinese: 怪物
- Croatian: čudovište
- Czech: nestvůra
- Danish: monster
- Dutch: monster
- European Spanish: monstruo
- Finnish: hirviö
- French: monstre
- German: Ungeheuer
- Greek: τέρας
- Italian: mostro
- Japanese: 怪物
- Korean: 괴물
- Norwegian: monster
- Polish: potwór
- European Portuguese: monstro
- Romanian: monstru
- Russian: монстр
- Latin American Spanish: monstruo
- Swedish: monster
- Thai: สัตว์ประหลาด
- Turkish: canavar
- Ukrainian: чудовисько
- Vietnamese: quái vật
British English: monster ADJECTIVE Monster means extremely and surprisingly large. ...a monster tree. - American English: monster
- Brazilian Portuguese: monstruoso
- Chinese: 庞大的
- European Spanish: gigantesco
- French: monstre
- German: Monster-
- Italian: gigantesco
- Japanese: 巨大な
- Korean: 거대한
- European Portuguese: monstruoso
- Latin American Spanish: gigantesco
Chinese translation of 'monster' n (c) - (= imaginary creature)
怪物 (guàiwu) (个(個), gè) - (= large thing)
庞(龐)然大物 (pángrán dà wù) (个(個), gè) - (= evil person) (cruel, frightening)
恶(惡)人 (èrén) (个(個), gè)
adj - (inf, = massive)
巨大的 (jùdà de)
Definition a very large person, animal, or thing He said he'd hooked a real monster of a fish. Synonyms mammoth colossus monstrosity Brobdingnagian Definition an exceptionally cruel or wicked person You make me sound like an absolute monster! I don't think I could be as patient as they are with that little monster! Synonyms tyke (informal) scallywag (informal) mischief-maker nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a person, animal, or plant with a marked deformity She keeps me hidden like some hideous monster she's ashamed of. Synonyms lusus naturae miscreation teratism The film will be a monster hit. Synonyms huge giant massive enormous tremendous immense mega (slang) titanic jumbo (informal) gigantic monstrous mammoth colossal stellar (informal) stupendous gargantuan elephantine ginormous (informal) Brobdingnagian humongous or humungous (informal) Additional synonymsOur maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian. Synonyms savage, monster, beast, brute, yahoo, swine, ogre, sadist Definition a brutal or uncivilized person He is an absolute beast in terms of his will to win. Synonyms brute, monster, savage, barbarian, fiend, swine, ogre, ghoul, sadist Definition a huge person or thing The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart. Synonyms giant, monster, mammoth, titan, Hercules, colossus, leviathan, Brobdingnagian Additional synonymsDefinition a person, obsession, etc., thought of as evil or persistently tormenting He was a dictator and a demon. Synonyms monster, beast, villain, rogue, barbarian, brute, ogreDefinition a person regarded as wicked the savage devils who mugged me Synonyms brute, monster, savage, beast, villain, rogue, barbarian, fiend, terror, swine, ogreYou cheeky little devil! Synonyms scamp, monkey (informal), rogue, imp, rascal, tyke (informal), scoundrel, scallywag (informal), mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang), pickle (British, informal), nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a cruel or wicked person a saint to his parents and a fiend to his children Synonyms brute, monster, savage, beast, degenerate, barbarian, ogre, ghoul They can be little horrors though, little children, can't they? Synonyms rascal, terror (informal), devil, monkey, monster, perisher (British, informal), scamp, holy terror (informal), nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a mischievous child I didn't say that, you little imp! Synonyms rascal, rogue, brat, urchin (old-fashioned), minx, scamp, pickle (British, informal), gamin, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition any huge or powerful thing It's a leviathan of a book. Synonyms monster, whale, mammoth, Titan, hulk, colossus, behemothDefinition a naughty or mischievous child She's such a little monkey. Synonyms rascal, horror (informal), devil, rogue, pickle (British, informal), imp, tyke, scallywag, mischief maker, scamp, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition an outrageous or ugly person or thing The towering figure looked like some monstrosity from a sci-fi movie. Synonyms freak, horror (informal), monster, mutant, ogre, lusus naturae, miscreation, teratism Definition an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation He will play the part of Magneto, a mutant. Synonyms freak, monster, mutation, deviant, oddity, monstrosity, freak of nature, lusus naturae Additional synonymsDefinition any monstrous or cruel person I have been painted as this ogre with no regard for others. Synonyms fiend, monster, beast, villain, brute, bogeyman Definition a mischievous person a loveable rogue Synonyms scamp, rascal, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), rapscallion, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a fierce or vicious person The kids in the orchestra are a right bunch of savages! Synonyms lout, yob (British, slang), brute, bear, monster, beast, barbarian, fiend, yahoo, hoon (Australian, New Zealand), yobbo (British, slang), roughneck (slang), boor, cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) Definition a mischievous person, esp. a child Have some respect for me, you scamp! Synonyms rascal, devil, monkey, rogue, imp, tyke (informal), wretch, knave (archaic), scallywag (informal), pickle (British, informal), mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang), scapegrace, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a person of great strength, importance, or size the country's two richest business titans Synonyms giant, superman or woman, colossus, leviathan |