bestialitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbes.tiˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌbes.tiˈæl.ə.t̬i/bestiality noun [ U ] (SEX)
sex between a person and an animal
bestiality noun [ U ] (CRUELTY)
disapproving behaviour that is very cruel or like that of an animal:
the bestiality of war
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backbiting
- backhanded
- barbaric
- bilious
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- have a sharp tongue idiom
- insensible
- malign
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- savagery
- waspish
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