monsterverbond
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔn.stər.vərˌbɔnt/, /ˈmɔn.stər.vɛrˌbɔnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mon‧ster‧ver‧bond
Noun
monsterverbond n (plural monsterverbonden)
- A an alliance or other form of cooperation between opponents to take on a common enemy, an unholy alliance. [from mid 19th c.]
Usage notes
- The term had a strongly pejorative connotation well into the twentieth century, but this connotation has largely disappeared in contemporary use.
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