bestiality
Other forms: bestialities
Bestiality is a word describing sex between a human and an animal. There are few things stranger or more repulsive than bestiality.
When you say bestiality, you can hear the word beast, which is a good clue to the meaning. People who are into bestiality like having sex with animals. It doesn't matter what animal is involved: if someone if having sex with something alive that's not a person, it's bestiality. Bestiality is illegal and usually considered very wrong and harmful to everyone involved.
Definitions of bestiality
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the stupid brutal quality of a beast
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type of:
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inhumaneness, inhumanity
the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
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inhumaneness, inhumanity
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sexual activity between a person and an animal
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synonyms:
zooerastia, zooerasty
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type of:
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sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
activities associated with sexual intercourse
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sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
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