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bestial struggle

bestial struggle

9.0
A very violent, uncontrolled fight like animals fighting
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛstʃəl ˈstrʌɡl/
  • NSFW
translation icon : lucha bestial
  • The two lions engaged in a bestial struggle for dominance.

Examples

  • There was a bestial struggle for food in the aftermath of the disaster.

  • During the match, the players' bestial struggle for the ball shocked the audience.

  • The documentary showed the bestial struggle of animals competing for territory.

  • The novel describes a bestial struggle between the two rival gangs.

  • The two lions engaged in a bestial struggle for dominance over their territory.

  • The documentary captured the bestial struggle for survival during the harsh winter.

  • In the abandoned warehouse, a bestial struggle broke out among the rival gangs.

Synonyms

dogfight
vsbestial struggle
11 7.0

A close, fierce fight between fighter planes or in a contest

shows more brutal, animal-like violence and lack of restraint

How Violent

massacre
  • Offensive
198 7.0
bestial struggle
  • NSFW
9.0
brawl
60 4.6
to fight
∞ 1.0
scuffle
25 3.7

Surface Forms

bestial struggle singular
bestial struggles plural

Morphology

bestial + struggle

The meaning 'a brutal, animal-like fight' is directly and compositionally built from 'bestial' (beast-like, brutal) modifying 'struggle' (a fight). This adjective+noun combination follows normal compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Bestial struggle uses a simple picture: bestial comes from the word 'beast', so it makes you imagine wild animals, and struggle shows a hard fight. That's why the phrase means a fight that is 'brutal' and 'animal-like'.