noun
monstrosity
mon-STRO-sih-tee
noun
1
Something grotesquely large, ugly, or badly designed.
"The new office tower was widely mocked as an architectural monstrosity."
How to Use Monstrosity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething so ugly, oversized, or poorly made that it shocks or offends the eye.
Common pairings
an architectural monstrosity
a total monstrosity
Word Forms
monstrosities plural
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Etymology
From Middle French monstruosité, ultimately from Latin monstruosus, "monstrous," by surface analysis "monstrous" plus "-ity."