What is the meaning of Frankenstein?

noun

  • An agency that escapes control and destroys its creator.
  • 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.
  • The fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses. .
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