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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries恐ろしい
Pronunciation / Transliteration: osoroshii
"それは恐ろしい犯罪でした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster.
"A monstrous creature emerged from the dark cave." - 2
Deviating greatly from the natural order; abnormal and hideous.
"It is a monstrous abuse of power."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'monstruous', and further back from Latin 'monstruosus', meaning full of portents or unnatural. It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages to describe things deviating from the natural order, evolving to encompass both physical deformity and moral enormity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Monstrous" is said worldwide
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monstrueux
Transliteration: monstrueux
"C'est un mensonge monstrueux."
monströs
Transliteration: monströs
"Das ist ein monströser Fehler."
mostruoso
Transliteration: mostruoso
"Ha commesso un errore mostruoso."
monstruoso
Transliteration: monstruoso
"Fue un crimen monstruoso."
monstruoso
Transliteration: monstruoso
"Eles enfrentaram uma criatura monstruosa."
राक्षसी
Transliteration: rakshasi
"यह एक राक्षसी अपराध था।"
巨大的
Transliteration: jùdà de
"这是一个巨大的谎言。"
거대한
Transliteration: geodaehan
"그것은 거대한 실수였다."
恐ろしい
Transliteration: osoroshii
"それは恐ろしい犯罪でした。"
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