What do you think when you hear the word monster. I will give you a definition for monster. A strange or horrible imaginary creature. Something that is extremely or unusually large. A powerful person or thing that cannot be controlled and that causes many problems. When I hear the word monster i think of something scary and really big. The word originates from the ancient Latin monstrum, meaning good or evil from the root of monere to warn also meaning miracle. The monster was an important social concept, because monsters were often associated with unknown lands and unknown things. It was a great tool into scaring the uneducated, those who are gullible and young children. If it was up to me i would scary my little sister and brother.