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单词 bestiality
释义

bestiality

noun

bes·​ti·​al·​i·​ty ˌbes-chē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce bestiality (audio)
ˌbesh-,
ˌbēs-,
ˌbēsh- How to pronounce bestiality (audio)
plural bestialities
1
: sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal
2
: the condition or status of a lower (see lower entry 3 sense 3) animal
… the difference between bestiality and humanity … John Dewey
3
: display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses
the bestiality and degradation that war brings Drew Middleton

Synonyms

  • animalism
  • animality
  • beastliness
  • brutality
  • brutishness
  • swinishness
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Example Sentences

I was shocked by the bestiality of their behavior. by the end of hostilities the suffering populace had been reduced to a level of bestiality that would have been unthinkable before the war

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

bestiality

noun

bes·​ti·​al·​i·​ty ˌbes-chē-ˈal-ət-ē How to pronounce bestiality (audio) ˌbēs- How to pronounce bestiality (audio)
plural bestialities
: sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal

Legal Definition

bestiality

noun

bes·​ti·​al·​i·​ty ˌbes-chē-ˈa-lə-tē, ˌbēs- How to pronounce bestiality (audio)
: the crime of engaging in sexual relations with an animal see also crime against nature

bestiality

noun

as in brutality
the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal by the end of hostilities the suffering populace had been reduced to a level of bestiality that would have been unthinkable before the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • brutality
  • cruelty
  • animality
  • animalism
  • beastliness
  • brutishness
  • sensuality
  • carnality
  • sadism
  • barbarity
  • savagery
  • physicality
  • swinishness
  • boorishness
  • rudeness
  • viciousness
  • loutishness
  • crudeness
  • coarseness
  • wantonness
  • grossness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • spirituality
  • intellectuality
  • nobility
  • compassion
  • greatheartedness
  • benignity
  • kindness
  • beneficence
  • magnanimity
  • benevolence
  • tenderheartedness
  • high-mindedness
  • kindliness
  • kindheartedness
  • good-heartedness
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