Term: monstrosity: something hideous or frightful
Candidate hypernym: malformation: something abnormal or anomalous → 1
Candidate hypernym: disquisition: an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion → 0
Candidate hypernym: ransom: money demanded for the return of a captured person → 0
Candidate hypernym: experimentalism: an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation → 0
Candidate hypernym: shape constancy: the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye) → 0
Candidate hypernym: commodore: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral → 0
Candidate hypernym: horde: a vast multitude → 0
Candidate hypernym: alley cat: a homeless cat → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden eagle: large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck → 0
Candidate hypernym: shading: graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting → 0
Candidate hypernym: anomie: lack of moral standards in a society → 0