Meaning of MONSTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'mânstur
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- [n] (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
- [n] an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
- [n] a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- [n] someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
- [n] a cruel wicked and inhuman person
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| | Synonyms: | | behemoth, colossus, demon, devil, fiend, freak, giant, goliath, lusus naturae, monstrosity, ogre, teras |
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| | See Also: | | acardia, acephalia, acephalism, acephaly, anomaly, bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, demoniac, disagreeable person, fetus, foetus, imaginary being, imaginary creature, leviathan, mutant, mutation, mythical creature, mythical monster, sport, unpleasant person, unusual person, variation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mon"ster\, n. [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L.
monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin
of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to
warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Demonstrate}, {Muster}.]
1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy;
an enormity; a marvel.
A monster or marvel. --Chaucer.
2. Specifically, an animal or plant departing greatly from
the usual type, as by having too many limbs.
3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness,
deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.
\Mon"ster\, a.
Monstrous in size. --Pope.
\Mon"ster\, v. t.
To make monstrous. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are followed by a monster means that grief and misfortune are in your immediate future. Monsters represent parts of yourself that you find brutish and ugly. You may possess some fears or some repressed emotions.
Dreaming that you kill a monster means that you will successfully deal with your rivals and advance to a higher and better position. |
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