English Explanatory Dictionary

Frankenstein's monster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thing that is cobbled together from parts of other things.
  2. A creation that overpowers or slips out of the control of its creator, often proceeding to turn on its creator or harm others.
name
  1. The creature from Mary Shelley's novel.

Word forms

Frankenstein's monster Frankenstein's monsters Frankenstein monster

Etymology

In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818), Dr. Frankenstein assembled a monster from human corpses; it eventually escaped his control.

Synonyms

Frankenstein Frankensteinian monster

Translations

French: monstre de Frankenstein Georgian: ფრანკენშტაინის ურჩხული German: Frankensteins Monster Japanese: フランケンシュタインの怪物 Kazakh: Франкенштейн құбыжығы Polish: stwór Frankensteina Polish: Frankenstein Russian: Чудовище Франкенштейна
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