Frankenstein
noun/ˈfræŋkənstaɪn/
/ˈfræŋkənstaɪn/
(also Frankenstein’s monster, Frankenstein monster)
- used to talk about something that somebody creates or invents that goes out of control and becomes dangerous, often destroying the person who created it
- The organization has now become a Frankenstein monster beyond the control of the people who created it.
- If you were going to do a Frankenstein and put a swimmer together from scratch, you would build Michael Phelps.
- Can genetic engineering shake off its Frankenstein image?
More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sourcesTopics Dangerc2Word OriginFrom the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in which a scientist called Frankenstein makes a creature from pieces of dead bodies and brings it to life.Definitions on the go
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