English noun: monstrosity | |||
1. | monstrosity (person) a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | ||
Synonyms | freak, lusus naturae, monster | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mutant, mutation, sport, variation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | leviathan | ||
2. | monstrosity (event) something hideous or frightful | ||
Samples | They regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | malformation, miscreation | ||