Bestial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹbəksˌɪhiːməɡlˈoʊbɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌaθəɹˌɒskləɹˈɒtɪkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌaθəɹˌɒskləɹˈɒtɪkli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbəksˌɪhiːməɡlˈoʊbɪn/.

Examples

beastly desires
a bestial nature
brute force

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brutal beastly brute brutish

Parts of Speech

adjective

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

“beastly desires”

Word Forms

beast	noun	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
beastliness	noun	the quality of being deliberately mean
bestialize	verb	make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
bestiality	noun	the stupid brutal quality of a beast
brutalize	verb	make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestialisch

einem Tier ähnelnd; zeugt von einem Mangel an menschlicher Sensibilität

🇮🇹Italian

bestiale

simile a una bestia; mostrando mancanza di sensibilità umana

🇳🇱Dutch

beestachtig

lijkt op een beest; getuigt van een gebrek aan menselijke gevoeligheid

🇷🇺Russian

звериный

напоминающий зверя; демонстрируя отсутствие человеческой чувствительности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वहशी

एक जानवर जैसा दिखने वाला; मानवीय संवेदनाओं की कमी को दर्शाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পশুপাখি

একটি পশুর অনুরূপ; মানুষের সংবেদনশীলতার অভাব দেখায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மிருகத்தனமான

ஒரு மிருகத்தை ஒத்திருக்கிறது; மனித உணர்வு இல்லாததைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మృగమైన

ఒక మృగం పోలి; మానవ సున్నితత్వం లోపాన్ని చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पशुपक्षी

पशूसारखे दिसणारे; मानवी संवेदनशीलतेचा अभाव दर्शवितात

🇮🇳Gujarati

પશુ

પશુ જેવું લાગે છે; માનવીય સંવેદનશીલતાનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೃಗೀಯ

ಮೃಗವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ; ಮಾನವ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൃഗീയമായ

ഒരു മൃഗത്തോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്; മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ സംവേദനക്ഷമതയുടെ അഭാവം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਨਵਰ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਵਰਗਾ; ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جانور

ایک جانور سے مشابہت؛ انسانی حساسیت کی کمی کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兽性的

像野兽一样；表现出人类情感的缺乏

🇯🇵Japanese

獣的な

獣に似ている。人間の感性の欠如を示している

🇰🇷Korean

짐승 같은

짐승같음; 인간의 감성이 부족함을 보여줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dã thú

giống như một con thú; thể hiện sự thiếu nhạy cảm của con người

🇹🇭Thai

สัตว์ป่า

คล้ายสัตว์ร้าย แสดงถึงการขาดความรู้สึกของมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejam

menyerupai binatang; menunjukkan kurangnya kepekaan manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

makahayop

kahawig ng isang hayop; pagpapakita ng kawalan ng sensibilidad ng tao

🇲🇾Malay

binatang

menyerupai binatang; menunjukkan kekurangan kepekaan manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وحشي

يشبه الوحش. يظهر عدم وجود حساسية الإنسان

🇮🇷Persian

حیوانی

شبیه یک جانور؛ نشان دادن عدم حساسیت انسانی

🇹🇷Turkish

hayvani

bir canavara benzeyen; insan duyarlılığının eksikliğini gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

חייתי

דומה לבהמה; מראה על חוסר רגישות אנושית

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