Brutish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːtɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːtɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪpɪŋ/.

Examples

beastly desires
a bestial nature
brute force

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bestial beastly brute brutal

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

brutal

einem Tier ähnelnd; zeugt von einem Mangel an menschlicher Sensibilität

🇫🇷French

brutal

ressemblant à une bête; montrant un manque de sensibilité humaine

🇪🇸Spanish

brutal

parecido a una bestia; mostrando falta de sensibilidad humana

🇮🇹Italian

brutale

simile a una bestia; mostrando mancanza di sensibilità umana

🇳🇱Dutch

brutaal

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

brutal

parecendo uma fera; mostrando falta de sensibilidade humana

🇷🇺Russian

жестокий

напоминающий зверя; демонстрируя отсутствие человеческой чувствительности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाशविक

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

🇧🇩Bengali

পাশবিক

একটি পশুর অনুরূপ; মানুষের সংবেদনশীলতার অভাব দেখায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மிருகத்தனமான

ஒரு மிருகத்தை ஒத்திருக்கிறது; மனித உணர்வு இல்லாததைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరమైన

ఒక మృగం పోలి; మానవ సున్నితత్వం లోపాన్ని చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रूर

पशूसारखे दिसणारे; मानवी संवेदनशीलतेचा अभाव दर्शवितात

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાશવી

પશુ જેવું લાગે છે; માનવીય સંવેદનશીલતાનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೂರವಾದ

ಮೃಗವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ; ಮಾನವ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൃഗീയമായ

ഒരു മൃഗത്തോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്; മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ സംവേദനക്ഷമതയുടെ അഭാവം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਹਿਸ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਵਰਗਾ; ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وحشیانہ

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

野蛮的

像野兽一样；表现出人类情感的缺乏

🇯🇵Japanese

野蛮な

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

tàn bạo

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

🇹🇭Thai

โหดร้าย

คล้ายสัตว์ร้าย แสดงถึงการขาดความรู้สึกของมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

menyerupai binatang; menunjukkan kurangnya kepekaan manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

malupit

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

🇲🇾Malay

kejam

menyerupai binatang; menunjukkan kekurangan kepekaan manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهيمي

يشبه الوحش. يظهر عدم وجود حساسية الإنسان

🇮🇷Persian

بی رحم

شبیه یک جانور؛ نشان دادن عدم حساسیت انسانی

🇹🇷Turkish

vahşi

bir canavara benzeyen; insan duyarlılığının eksikliğini gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּהֲמִי

דומה לבהמה; מראה על חוסר רגישות אנושית

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