monstrosity

[ mon-stros-i-tee ]

noun

, plural mon·stros·i·ties.

1. the state or character of being monstrous.
2. a monster or something monstrous.

monstrosity

/ mɒnˈstrɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. an outrageous or ugly person or thing; monster
2. the state or quality of being monstrous

Word History and Origins

Origin of monstrosity¹

1545–55; < Late Latin mōnstrōsitās, equivalent to Latin mōnstrōs ( us ) monstrous + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

For Ryan Murphy, entertainment is a series of baroque monstrosities, human and otherwise, as seen in ‘Grotesquerie’ and his latest installment of ‘Monsters.’

From Los Angeles Times

For Murphy, whose imprint often seems to be on every other work of television, entertainment is a series of baroque monstrosities, human and otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times

Because despite these monstrosities being marketed as instruments of chaos, the company is really building family vehicles, Eisenband said.

From Seattle Times

For years the tribe, environmental advocates and other local residents fought against the state’s largest private utility building a fossil fuel “monstrosity” in a pollution-overburdened community, near sensitive ecosystems.

From Seattle Times

These monstrosities will smother beaches and erase views of the sea, but they are not high enough to block another 2011-sized wave.

From Seattle Times