Meaning of Frankenstein's monster | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A thing that is cobbled together from parts of other things.
   figuratively
2. The creature from Mary Shelley's novel.
3. A creation that overpowers or slips out of the control of its creator, often proceeding to turn on its creator or harm others.
   figuratively

Examples

“Like⟳ the English language, the eukaryote cell is a chimera, a Frankenstein's monster, assembled from bits and pieces of genetic information...”

“He is like⟳ a Frankenstein's monster in reverse: everything that is pretty is combined together to produce⟳ a perfect androgyne.”

“They created a Frankenstein's monster which they did not imagine⟳ could grow⟳ out of their control⟳.”

“Somehow, the law does not always seem to serve⟳ those who created it, becoming at times a Frankenstein's monster of sorts.”

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