monstrosity

American  

[mon-stros-i-tee] / mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

monstrosities

1. the state or character of being monstrous.

2. a monster or something monstrous.

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monstrosity British  

/ mɒnˈstrɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. an outrageous or ugly person or thing; monster

2. the state or quality of being monstrous

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Etymology

Origin of monstrosity

1545–55; < Late Latin mōnstrōsitās, equivalent to Latin mōnstrōs ( us ) monstrous + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

If only he’d caught half the heat as Wasserman, he might have retreated long enough to spare us from his juvenile X posts or his next monstrosity of a car design.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Hughes pointed to the impact of the United States' 15-megaton Bravo test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954 -- "equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshima bombs -- an absolute monstrosity".

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

While sympathizing with the need for more affordable housing, Maupin said in a video posted on Facebook that Align’s proposal is “a bit of a monstrosity, from the pictures I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Lieberman’s bill fused those two into a new agency, Customs and Border Protection—with Immigration and Customs Enforcement created as an initially small internal police force—then jammed them all into the hydra-headed monstrosity that is DHS.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

“If I were at full strength, I would’ve blasted this flying monstrosity out of the sky already!”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan