Frankenstein

Frank·en·stein

 (frăng′kən-stīn′)

n.

1. An agency or creation that slips from the control of and ultimately destroys its creator: "How can we keep the government we create from becoming a Frankenstein that will destroy the very freedom we establish it to protect?" (Milton Friedman).

2. A monster having the appearance of a man.

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[From Frankenstein, the creator of the artificial monster in Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.]

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Frankenstein

(ˈfræŋkɪnˌstaɪn)

n

1. a person who creates something that brings about his ruin

2. Also called: Frankenstein's monster a thing that destroys its creator

[C19: after Baron Frankenstein, who created a destructive monster from parts of corpses in the novel by Mary Shelley (1818)]

ˌFrankenˈsteinian adj

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Frank•en•stein

(ˈfræŋ kənˌstaɪn)

n.

1. a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.

2. a monster shaped like a human being.

3. the creator of such an agency or monster.

[1830–40; after the creator of a monster in Mary Shelley's novel of the same name (1818)]

Frank`en•stein′i•an, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Frankenstein - an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator agency - the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
	2.	Frankenstein - the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) Frankenstein's monster
	3.	Frankenstein - the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses

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Translations

Frankenstein

[ˈfræŋkənstaɪn] N → Frankenstein

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