Frankenstein
noun [C] /ˈfræŋ.kən.staɪn/ (also Frankenstein's monster)Definition
› something that destroys or harms the person or people who created it: In arming the dictator, the US was creating a Frankenstein.Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
(Definition of Frankenstein noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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