monster

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.
2. A bizarre or whimsical creature.
3. A cruel, heartless, or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
4. A deformed animal or person (especially, a severely deformed one); in previous centuries often taken as an ill omen at the time of its birth. (Offensive when applied to humans in modern usage.)
5. A badly behaved person, especially a child; a brat.
6. (informal) Something unusually large.
7. (informal) A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
8. A non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing games; a mob

Adj

1. (informal) Very large; worthy of a monster.
2. (informal) Great; very good; excellent.

Verb

1. To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.
2. To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.
3. To harass.
4. To play (a series of) non-player characters as directed, without having the responsibility of organising the game itself; generally not limited to playing literal monsters or hostile combatants.
5. (informal) punish, reprimand or intimidate.

Concepts

monstre

clébard

spectre

bête

goliath

monstruosité

estragon

apparition

fantôme

lutin

changement de forme

transformation

animal sauvage

doppelgänger

esprit

fantome

colosse

géant

Diable

diable

démon

monstrueux

mutant

mutation

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, mostre, moustre, from Latin mōnstrum.