BESTIALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Sexual activity between a person and an animal

Synonyms:

bestiality; sodomy; zooerastia; zooerasty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bestiality" is a kind of...):

sex; sex activity; sexual activity; sexual practice (activities associated with sexual intercourse)

Meaning:

The stupid brutal quality of a beast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("bestiality" is a kind of...):

inhumaneness; inhumanity (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)

Derivation:

bestial (resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility)