English Dictionary
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.
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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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