monster
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈmɒnstə(r)/, SAMPA: /"mQnst@(r)/
- (US) enPR: mŏn'stə(r), IPA (key): /ˈmɑːnstɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
[change]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Prater_Monster.jpg/220px-Prater_Monster.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/A_Monster_Born_of_a_Ewe.jpg/220px-A_Monster_Born_of_a_Ewe.jpg)
- A scary, fictional creature. "Monster" is a very general word, and can mean all kinds of strange or scary beings or animals that are not real.
- I thought I saw a monster under my bed but it was just some of my dirty clothes.
- (by extention) A very bad person.
- He must have been a monster to kill all those children.