Definition

1. Noun:
   • Monster: A frightening, unnatural, or imaginary creature, often of large size and strange appearance, found in myths, legends, or horror stories.
   • Monster (figurative): A person who is exceptionally cruel, evil, or inhuman in their behavior.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Câu chuyện kể về một con quái vật sống trong hồ. (The story tells of a monster living in the lake.)
  • Hắn ta là một quái vật, không có chút lòng thương người. (He is a monster, without a shred of human compassion.)
  • Những quái vật trong phim khiến trẻ em sợ hãi. (The monsters in the movie frighten children.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe something perceived as terrifyingly large, powerful, or destructive.
  • Thành phố đối mặt với quái vật giao thông mỗi giờ cao điểm. (The city faces the traffic monster every rush hour.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quái thú (n): A monstrous beast; often used similarly to "quái vật" but can imply a more animalistic creature.
  • Khu rừng bị đồn là có quái thú trú ngụ. (The forest is rumored to be inhabited by a monstrous beast.)

Synonyms

• Yêu quái: Demon, fiend (often with a supernatural or evil connotation).
• Quỷ: Devil, demon.
• Ác thú: Fierce beast, brute.

Related Idioms

• Mặt quái vật: To have a monster-like face; used to describe someone with a very ugly or terrifying expression.
  • Nó giận dữ đến nỗi mặt trông như mặt quái vật. (He was so angry his face looked like a monster's.)

noun

1. monster