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- [bes-chee-al-i-tee, bees-]
- /ˌbɛs tʃiˈæl ɪ ti, ˌbis-/
- /ˌbes.tiˈæl.ə.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bes-chee-al-i-tee, bees-]
- /ˌbɛs tʃiˈæl ɪ ti, ˌbis-/
Definitions of bestiality word
- uncountable noun bestiality Bestiality is disgusting behaviour. 3
- uncountable noun bestiality Bestiality is sexual activity in which a person has sex with an animal. 3
- noun bestiality bestial behaviour, character, or action 3
- noun bestiality sexual activity between a person and an animal 3
- noun bestiality bestial quality, character, or behavior 3
- noun bestiality a bestial act or practice 3
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Origin of bestiality
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English bestial(i)te (< Anglo-French, Middle French) < Medieval Latin bēstiālitās. See bestial, -ity
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Parts of speech for Bestiality
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bestiality popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bestiality
noun bestiality
- savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
- brutality — Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.
- inhumanity — the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.
- barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
- truculency — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
Antonyms for bestiality
noun bestiality
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
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