bestiality
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌbɛstiˈælɪti/
- Archaic
:
bestialidad
- He could hardly recognize himself after so much violence; the bestiality of his actions shocked him.
So brutality or bestiality, it's saying that the person has become like one of the non human lower animals.
- So brutality or bestiality, it's saying that the person has become like one of the non human lower animals.
Examples
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There before you is an example of the ungrace to which man can fall because of his own bestiality.
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I do believe in their cupidity, their bestiality... ...and their tyrannous lust for world domination.
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The contrast between the frailty of the soul and bestiality is amplified by the scene in which two apes pet a small animal, perhaps a dog.
Academic text (2006) -
The overall program expresses an upward progression from bestiality, temptation, and lawlessness to order, harmony, and productive labor, with the grouped figures of the Trades representing the culmination of the Old Testament injunction to work.
Academic text (2008) -
The documentary highlighted the bestiality humans can exhibit in times of war and conflict.
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She was appalled by the bestiality displayed by some individuals in their treatment of others.
Synonyms
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8.0
A very cruel act that hurts or kills many people
6
8.4
Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
1
8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
Very cruel or violent actions like those of a wild animal that hurt people
A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness
Very cruel actions that shock people
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
Antonyms
How Brutal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bestiality comes from the Latin root bestia, meaning 'beast', and links to the simple English word 'beast'. That is why bestiality can also mean behaving like a beast, meaning extreme cruelty or a lack of reason.