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bestiality

[ bes-chee-al-i-tee, bees- ]
/ ˌbɛs tʃiˈæl ɪ ti, ˌbis- /
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noun, plural bes·ti·al·i·ties.
brutish or beastly character or behavior; beastliness.
indulgence in beastlike appetites, instincts, impulses, etc.
an instance of bestial character or behavior.
sexual relations between a person and an animal; sodomy.
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Origin of bestiality

1350–1400; Middle English bestial(i)te (<Anglo-French, Middle French ) <Medieval Latin bēstiālitās.See bestial, -ity

Words nearby bestiality

bestest, best friend, best girl, besti, bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestiary, bestie, best in show, bestir
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Words related to bestiality

barbarity, beastliness, brutality, depravity, inhumanity, savagery, truculence, wickedness, inhumanness

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British Dictionary definitions for bestiality

bestiality
/ (ˌbɛstɪˈælɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
bestial behaviour, character, or action
sexual activity between a person and an animal
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