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Definition Frankenstein’s monster in British English

Frankenstein’s monster noun

[countable] noun
/ˌfræŋkənstaɪnz ˈmɒnstə(r)/

From a character in Frankenstein, a 19th-century novel by the British writer Mary Shelley.

1

an invention that cannot be controlled by the person who created it, especially when it causes harm that was not intended

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Definition Frankenstein’s monster in British English