Noun: monster món-stu(r)- An imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
- Someone that is abnormally large and powerful
- giant, goliath, behemoth, colossus - A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- freak, monstrosity, lusus naturae - A cruel wicked and inhuman person
- fiend, devil, demon, ogre - (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable foetus
- teras Verb: monster món-stu(r) Usage: Brit, informal
- Subject to strong criticism; give a hard time; heavily defeat
"they were monstered in the local elections"; "The mainstream media has monstered me for the past five years"
Derived forms: monstering, monstered, monsters Type of: anomaly, disagreeable person, fetus, foetus [Brit, Cdn], imaginary being, imaginary creature, mutant, mutation, sport, unpleasant person, unusual person, variation Encyclopedia: Monster, South Holland |