Gorgon Definition

gôrgən
noun
Any of three sisters with snakes for hair, so horrible that the beholder is turned to stone.
Webster's New World
Any ugly, terrifying, or repulsive woman.
Webster's New World
adjective

Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying.

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Noun

Singular:
Gorgon
Plural:
gorgons

Origin of Gorgon

  • Middle English from Latin Gorgō Gorgon- from Greek from gorgos terrible

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgō), from γοργός (gorgos, “terrible”).

    From Wiktionary

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