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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Warner suits have sworn up and down that the company’s recent buying spree should not be interpreted as an effort to sort of Frankenstein together a bunch of random packages that will stand in place of the departing NBA juggernaut.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
Notably, Wollstonecraft was also the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The archetypal Romantic hero is a brilliant outsider (like Mary Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein) who is prone (like the lovelorn title character of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther) to lonely introspection.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
The rogues gallery includes Dr. Victoria Frankenstein’s Monster and the alluring Bride of Frankenstein.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
Notably, Wollstonecraft was also the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The archetypal Romantic hero is a brilliant outsider (like Mary Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein) who is prone (like the lovelorn title character of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther) to lonely introspection.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
The rogues gallery includes Dr. Victoria Frankenstein’s Monster and the alluring Bride of Frankenstein.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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“Frankenstein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frankenstein. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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