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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).

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