How to Say "monstrosity" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “monstrosity” is “aborto” — C1 level.
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nounC1informal
referring to something very ugly
Examples
Ese edificio nuevo es un aborto de la arquitectura.
That new building is an architectural monstrosity.
El plan fue un aborto total; nada salió bien.
The plan was a total failure; nothing went right.
Using 'un' for emphasis
When calling something an 'aborto' to mean it's ugly, we almost always use 'es un...' to emphasize the comparison.
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