monstrosity

noun/mɑnˈstrɑsɪti/

Frequency rank: #16,163 most common English word

Meaning

Something outrageously ugly or absurdly large; a hideous thing.

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Example sentence

The old factory had been replaced by monstrosity of steel and glass that nobody in the town liked.

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