Monster — meaning in English
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English meaning
- animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
- fiend noun An evil or demonic being; by extension, a cruel or wicked person.
- monster noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.
- ogre noun A large, ugly, monstrous creature in folklore, known for its brutish strength and appetite for humans.
Senses
Monster is used for these senses in English:
- animal (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
- fiend A very evil person.
- monster A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.
- ogre (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
- ogre (figuratively) A cruel person.
animal — full definition
- noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
- noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
- noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
- adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.
fiend — full definition
- noun An evil or demonic being; by extension, a cruel or wicked person.
- noun Informal: someone with an intense, almost obsessive enthusiasm for something.