an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator

[ Syn: frankenstein ]

the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creators name is commonly used to refer to his creation)

[ Syn: frankenstein , frankensteins monster ]

the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses

[ Syn: frankenstein ]