beast
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6.5
- noun
- /biːst/
- Offensive
:
bestia
- It was the face of a depraved, murderous beast.
- men as savage beasts
- mere beasts
You know, it's people can either learn to to control the beast or unleash the beast.
- You know, it's people can either learn to to control the beast or unleash the beast.
Examples
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The highly respected Dr. Jekyll discovers Mr. Hyde, the beast in man uncovered by inhuman instruments.
Academic text (1990) -
Looks to me like the work of some inhuman beast.
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Such a person must be either a beast or a God.
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So let's address the beast, shall we?
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And so for years and years that poor beast was haunted.
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Are we men, or are we beasts?
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Dude, this is your moment to demonstrate you are a beast, so don't back down.
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The proud Incas are used and discarded as nothing more than beasts of burden.
Academic text (1993) -
The serial killer was described as a heartless beast who showed no remorse for his actions.
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Her boyfriend turned out to be a true beast when he betrayed her trust without a second thought.
Synonyms
470
3.3
A very cruel person who hurts others without pity
102
8.5
A person who uses others to get money or power
94
7.9
A very cruel and violent person who hurts others
60
5.1
A person or animal who is cruel and violent
A person who behaves cruelly and violently and is said to be like an animal
Antonyms
Idioms
4
6.0
Basic, often unpleasant features of a situation or person that are hard to change
Compounds
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beast comes from the Latin bestia, meaning 'animal', and people call a cruel person a beast to compare them to an animal without human feeling. That's why calling someone a beast shows they are very savage or cruel.