monstrousness
Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being monstrous: "monstrousness" refers to the state or condition of being abnormally large, ugly, or frightening in appearance.
- Extreme cruelty or wickedness: It also denotes the quality of being shockingly evil, brutal, or morally repulsive.
- Absurdity or outrageousness: In informal usage, "monstrousness" can mean the quality of being completely unreasonable or contrary to common sense.
Usage Examples
- (The creature's terrifying and unnatural appearance.)
- (The extreme cruelty or evil of the crime.)
- (The absurdity or unreasonableness of the law.)
Advanced Usage
"the monstrousness of something": used to emphasize the extreme and shocking nature of a thing or action.
- The monstrousness of the dictator's policies was finally exposed. (The shocking evil of the policies.)
"monstrousness in scale": referring to something that is enormous or overwhelming.
- The monstrousness of the hurricane's destruction left the city in ruins. (The enormous scale of the damage.)
Variants and Related Words
Monstrous (adj): having the qualities of a monster; abnormally large, ugly, or evil.
- The monstrous wave towered over the ship. (The wave was huge and frightening.)
Monstrosity (n): something that is monstrous, especially a large or ugly object or a terrible act.
- The building was a concrete monstrosity. (The building was extremely ugly.)
Synonyms
- Hideousness: the quality of being extremely ugly or unpleasant.
- Atrocity: an extremely cruel or wicked act.
- Enormity: the great or extreme scale of something bad or evil.
Related Idioms
"A monster of something": a person or thing that is extremely large or evil.
- He was a monster of greed. (He was extremely greedy.)
"Monstrous proportions": an extremely large or exaggerated scale.
- The problem grew to monstrous proportions. (The problem became very large and serious.)