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- [frang-kuh n-stahyn]
- /ˈfræŋ kənˌstaɪn/
- /ˈfræŋ.kən.staɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [frang-kuh n-stahyn]
- /ˈfræŋ kənˌstaɪn/
Definitions of frankenstein word
- noun frankenstein a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin. 1
- noun frankenstein Also called Frankenstein monster. the monster or destructive agency itself. 1
- noun frankenstein a person who creates something that brings about his ruin 0
- noun frankenstein a thing that destroys its creator 0
- noun frankenstein the title character in a novel (1818) by Shelley2 : he is a young medical student who creates a monster that destroys him 0
- noun frankenstein Frankenstein's monster 0
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Origin of frankenstein
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; after a character in Mary Shelley's novel of the same name (1818)
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Parts of speech for Frankenstein
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frankenstein popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frankenstein
noun frankenstein
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- devil — In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit.
- freak — a fleck or streak of color.
- behemoth — If you refer to something as a behemoth, you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage.
- horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
Antonyms for frankenstein
noun frankenstein
- god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
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