monstrosity
nounfeminine/mõʃtɾuziˈðaðɨ/low
mons·tru·o·si·da·de
Definition
The state or quality of being monstrous; something outrageously wrong, evil, or ugly.
The crime was a monstrosity that shocked the nation.
Many considered the new sculpture an architectural monstrosity.
Common collocations
moral monstrosityarchitectural monstrosity
Etymology
Do latim 'monstruositas', de 'monstrum' (monstro, prodígio).