monstrosity
Plural: monstrosities
Noun
- a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- something hideous or frightful
- "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"
- An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
- A monstrous person, thing, or act.
- The state of being monstrous.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus; by surface analysis, monstrous + -ity.
Synonyms
freak, lusus naturae, monster, monstrousness
Scrabble Score: 16
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monstrosity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
monstrosity: valid Words With Friends Word