Frankenstein
noun
Fran·ken·stein
ˈfraŋ-kən-ˌstīn 
also -ˌstēn
1
a
: the title character in Mary W. Shelley's novel Frankenstein who creates a monster that ruins his life
b
: a monster in the shape of a man especially in popularized versions of the Frankenstein story
2
: a monstrous creation
especially
: a work or agency that ruins its originator
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2025
The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
From the tender romance of Her to the cat-and-mouse game of Ex Machina, this tradition can be traced back to seminal works such as Frankenstein and Pinocchio.
—Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Unique is now a Frankenstein’s Monster of his former self, physically scarred and mentally volatile because of his traumatic brain injury.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2025
The film is a campy, lo-fi riff on the Frankenstein story and follows a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
From the tender romance of Her to the cat-and-mouse game of Ex Machina, this tradition can be traced back to seminal works such as Frankenstein and Pinocchio.
—Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Unique is now a Frankenstein’s Monster of his former self, physically scarred and mentally volatile because of his traumatic brain injury.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frankenstein. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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