Monster

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived Terms 1.6 Related Terms 2 German 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

From Latin monstrare , show, in the sense of "present something to look at"

Pronunciation

• mŏn'stə(r), /ˈmɒnstə(r)/, /"mQnst@(r)/

  Rhymes: -ɒnstə(r)

Noun

monster, plural monsters

1. A terrifying and dangerous creature.
2. An extremely anti-social person, especially a criminal.
3. (figuratively) A badly behaved child.

   Sit still, you little monster!

Derived terms

• monstrous
• monstrosity
• Frankenstein's monster
• the Loch Ness monster
• monster truck

Translations

terrifying dangerous creature

Chinese: 妖怪 Danish: Uhyre t Finnish: hirviö French: monstre m German: Monster n, Ungeheuer n Greek: τέρας n (téras)

Italian: mostro m Japanese: モンスター (monsutā) Korean: 괴물 Russian: изверг m (izverg) Spanish: monstruo m

anti-social person, especially a criminal

Finnish: hirviö

badly behaved child

Finnish: riiviö

Adjective

monster (no comparative or superlative)

1. Very large; worthy of a monster.

   He has a monster appetite.

Translations

Finnish: hirveä , valtava

Derived Terms

• monstrous
• monstrously

Related Terms

• demonstrate
• demonstration
• monstrance
• remonstrate

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German

Noun

Monster n (plural: Monster)

1. (singular) monster
2. (plural) monsters