'Frankenstein' definitions:

Definition of 'Frankenstein'

noun

An agency that escapes control and destroys its creator

noun

The monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation) [syn: Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster]

noun

The fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses

Synonyms of 'Frankenstein'

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bogey,
bogeyman,
bugaboo,
bugbear,
Dracula,
fee-faw-fum,
frightener,
ghost,
ghoul,
hobgoblin,
holy terror,
horror,
incubus,
monster,
nightmare,
ogre,
ogress,
phantom,
revenant,
scarebabe,
scarecrow,
scarer,
specter,
succubus,
terror,
vampire,
werewolf,
Wolf-man

Words containing 'Frankenstein'

frankenstein's monster