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Definition of monstrosity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

monstrosity

noun
 
/mɒnˈstrɒsəti/
 
/mɑːnˈstrɑːsəti/
(plural monstrosities)
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  1. something that is very large and very ugly, especially a building synonym eyesore
    • a concrete monstrosity
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting an abnormality of growth): from late Latin monstrositas, from Latin monstrosus, from monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’.
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