Meaning & use

monster

noun·Everyday

A frightening imaginary creature, or a person who behaves with great cruelty.

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The children imagined a monster hiding under the bed at night.

The press called the killer a monster after details of the crime emerged.

A note on using this word

The figurative sense, describing a cruel person, is just as common as the literal one describing an imaginary creature.

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