MONSTROSITY

monstrosity

(noun) something hideous or frightful; “they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity”

freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae

(noun) a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

monstrosity (plural monstrosities)

An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.

A monstrous thing, person or act.

The state of being monstrous.

Source: Wiktionary

Mon*stros"i*ty, n.; pl. Monstrosities. Etym: [Cf. F. monstruosité. See Monstrous.]

Definition: The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. South. A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. Adanson (Trans. ).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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