monstrousness

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More crucially, Victor thinks the monstrousness is inherent in the creature itself rather than something that emerged as a result of his neglect.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

“I wanted to kind of acknowledge the monstrousness of that whole endeavor,” Russell says of the porcelain figurines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

But more interpretations are exploring monstrousness as the site of exile and marginalization — not a specter to be feared, but a space to challenge norms upheld by violent structures.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022

In other words, without monstrousness, we do not have what we have been conditioned to think of as the theater itself.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

I understood the monstrousness of his plan, but nothing could lessen my joy at the prospect of obeying.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine