Frankenstein
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Frankenstein /ˈfraŋk(ə)nstʌɪn/ (also Frankenstein's monster)
▶noun a thing that becomes terrifying or destructive to its maker.
– origin from the title of a novel (1818) by Mary Shelley, whose eponymous main character creates a manlike monster which eventually destroys him.
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