monster (n.)

  1. an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

  2. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

    [ Syn: giant , goliath , behemoth , colossus ]

  3. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

    [ Syn: freak , monstrosity , lusus naturae ]

  4. a cruel wicked and inhuman person

    [ Syn: fiend , devil , demon , ogre ]

  5. (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

    [ Syn: teras ]

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