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 | ||