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bestiality

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bes·ti·al·i·ty  (bsch-l-t, bs-)
n. pl. bes·ti·al·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being an animal or like an animal.
2. Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
3. Sexual relations between a human and an animal.
bestiality
Noun
pl -ties
1. brutal behaviour, character, or action
2. sexual activity between a person and an animal
bestiality
a debased brutality, the opposite of humane activity: “I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.” (Othello). See also sex.
See also: Behavior
sexual relations between a person and an animal. See also behavior.
See also: Sex
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bestiality - the stupid brutal quality of a beast
inhumaneness, inhumanity - the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
2.bestiality - sexual activity between a person and an animal
zooerastia, zooerasty
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"


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Not even the bestiality of the allusion could bring him back to earth.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
Great armies of them are toiling now at the building of Ardis, housed in wretched barracks where family life cannot exist, and where decency is displaced by dull bestiality.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
I still had much to learn as to the depths of cruelty and bestiality to which omnipotence may drag its possessor.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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