Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to monster
Participle: monstered
Gerund: monstering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | monster |
| you | monster |
| he;she;it | monsters |
| we | monster |
| you | monster |
| they | monster |
Perfect
| I | have monstered |
| you | have monstered |
| he;she;it | has monstered |
| we | have monstered |
| you | have monstered |
| they | have monstered |
Past
| I | monstered |
| you | monstered |
| he;she;it | monstered |
| we | monstered |
| you | monstered |
| they | monstered |
Pluperfect
| I | had monstered |
| you | had monstered |
| he;she;it | had monstered |
| we | had monstered |
| you | had monstered |
| they | had monstered |
Future
| I | will monster |
| you | will monster |
| he;she;it | will monster |
| we | will monster |
| you | will monster |
| they | will monster |
Future Perfect
| I | will have monstered |
| you | will have monstered |
| he;she;it | will have monstered |
| we | will have monstered |
| you | will have monstered |
| they | will have monstered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | monster |
| you | monster |
| he;she;it | monster |
| we | monster |
| you | monster |
| they | monster |
Perfect
| I | have monstered |
| you | have monstered |
| he;she;it | have monstered |
| we | have monstered |
| you | have monstered |
| they | have monstered |
Imperfect
| I | monstered |
| you | monstered |
| he;she;it | monstered |
| we | monstered |
| you | monstered |
| they | monstered |
Pluperfect
| I | had monstered |
| you | had monstered |
| he;she;it | had monstered |
| we | had monstered |
| you | had monstered |
| they | had monstered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would monster |
| you | would monster |
| he;she;it | would monster |
| we | would monster |
| you | would monster |
| they | would monster |
Perfect
| I | would have monstered |
| you | would have monstered |
| he;she;it | would have monstered |
| we | would have monstered |
| you | would have monstered |
| they | would have monstered |
Imperative
| you | monster |
| we | Let's monster |
| you | monster |
Verbs conjugated like 'monster'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'monster'
conster,
bemonster,
bolster,
fooster,
foster,
holster,
lobster,
maister,
master,
minister,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to try to diminish the reputation of
- asperse, assassinate, backbite, badmouth, belibel, belittle, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, demonize, denigrate, derogate, detract, discredit, disgrace, disparage, diss, forgab, infamize, libel, reproach, scandal, shit-talk, slander, speak ill of, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, traduce, trash-talk, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *men-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
4. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
5. Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti
6. Proto-Italic *man-eje-
7. Proto-Italic *moneō
8. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
9. Proto-Indo-European *-trom
10. Proto-Italic *-trom
11. Proto-Italic *monestrom
12. Latin mōnstrumbor.
13. Old French monstrebor.
14. Middle English monstre
15. English monster
16. From Middle English monstre, from Old French monstre, mostre, moustre, from Latin mōnstrum. Displaced native Old English fīfel and Old English þyrs.
Sample Sentences
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Animals in our world have been monstered by human action as much as the free beasts of the pre-lapsarian state were monstered by the primal crime. [1968, Robert Lowell, Robert Lowell: A Collection of Critical Essays, page 145:]
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A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations feature four cases of women monstered by passion. Madame Defarge is ‘a tigress’, Mrs Joe a virago, Molly (Estella′s criminal mother) ‘a wild beast tamed’ and Miss Havisham a witch-like creature, a ghastly combination of waxwork and skeleton. [1983, Michael Slater, Dickens and Women, page 290:]
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The community forgives: this is in deep contrast to offenders that emerge from prison and remain stigmatised and monstered, often unable to get work or housing. [2005, Diana Medlicott, “The Unbearable Brutality of Being: Casual Cruelty in Prison and What This Tells Us About Who We Really Are”, in Margaret Sönser Breen, editor, Minding Evil: Explorations of Human Iniquity, page 82:]
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Demonizing or monstering other groups has even become part of the cycle of American politics. [2011, Stephen T. Asma, On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears, page 234:]
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In 2002, American interrogators on the ground in Afghanistan developed a technique they called “monstering.” The commander “instituted a new rule that a prisoner could be kept awake and in the booth for as long as an interrogator could last.” One “monstering” interrogator engaged in this for thirty hours.¹⁷⁷ [2009, Darius Rejali, Torture and Democracy, page 292:]
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The interrogators asked members of the 377th Military Police Company to help them with monstering, and the MPs complied. [2010, Joshua E. S. Phillips, None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture, page 39:]
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Andy Roddick has been monstered by both Federer and Nadal and suffered a 6-2 7-5 7-5 semi-final loss at the hands of the Swiss champion. [2009 January 31, Leo Schlink, “Match looms as final for the ages”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2009:]
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Are you monstering that event?