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monster

When used as a noun, "monster" usually refers to something scary or evil. It is most commonly used for imaginary creatures in stories. As an adjective, using "monster" to mean "very large" is informal and common in casual conversation (e.g., "a monster hit"). Using "monster" as a verb is quite rare and usually appears in formal or literary writing to describe the act of making someone look like a villain.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Friday afternoon in the office breakroom, Mark is pretending to work while David is in a meeting.
Mark

Yo, just saw the report you sent. That spreadsheet is a total monster.

Mark
David
David

Right? It's basically a deep dive into our core KPIs. Totally disruptive stuff.

💡
Mark uses 'monster' as an adjective meaning extremely large/overwhelming to describe the workload, while David responds with corporate buzzwords ('deep dive', 'KPIs', 'disruptive') to sound like a visionary manager.

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noun

An imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening.

"The child was afraid there was a monster under her bed."

noun

A person who is extremely cruel, wicked, or inhuman.

"The dictator was described as a monster for the atrocities he committed."

adjective

Extremely large in size or amount; gigantic.

"They shared a monster pizza that barely fit on the table."

verb (transitive)

To make something monstrous or distort it into a frightening form.

"The propaganda sought to monster the opposition in the eyes of the public."

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