monstrosity
noun
mon·stros·i·ty
män-ˈsträ-sə-tē 
plural monstrosities
1
a
: a malformation of a plant or animal
b
: something deviating from the normal : freak
2
: the quality or state of being monstrous
the monstrosity of the tsunami's devastation
3
a
: an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity
this monstrosity, the atomic bomb
b
: an excessively bad or shocking example
The new mall is an architectural monstrosity.
Examples of monstrosity in a Sentence
Did you see the new mall? It's a monstrosity.
any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
And that's where the entity reveals its final form, shedding its human shell to expose a towering, multi-faced, grinning monstrosity.
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One multi-level monstrosity in Shreveport, called Sequoia, can store 30 million products, and instantly retrieve items from this massive stockpile thanks to thousands of mobile robots within it.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
During the director’s favorite scene from the film, Halley’s camcorder floats through zero gravity and slowly turns to reveal the suffering monstrosity the intrepid journalist and flawed mom character has become.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
And that's where the entity reveals its final form, shedding its human shell to expose a towering, multi-faced, grinning monstrosity.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
One multi-level monstrosity in Shreveport, called Sequoia, can store 30 million products, and instantly retrieve items from this massive stockpile thanks to thousands of mobile robots within it.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
During the director’s favorite scene from the film, Halley’s camcorder floats through zero gravity and slowly turns to reveal the suffering monstrosity the intrepid journalist and flawed mom character has become.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Monstrosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monstrosity. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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monstrosity
noun
mon·stros·i·ty
män-ˈsträs-ət-ē
plural monstrosities
1
: the condition of being monstrous
2
: something monstrous : monster
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