Associations to the word «Monstrosity»

Wiktionary

MONSTROSITY, noun. A plant or animal showing abnormal development or deformity.
MONSTROSITY, noun. A monstrous thing, person or act.
MONSTROSITY, noun. The state of being monstrous.

Dictionary definition

MONSTROSITY, noun. A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed.
MONSTROSITY, noun. Something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats