The description which has the closest connotation to the word Monster as used in the passage is D. a threatening force.
This is known to be a word that invokes for a person a literal meaning to something.
Hence, it is believed that monsters are cruel, frightening or evil creatures that are massive and powerful. Note that the question is incomplete as no passage was given as a reference.
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