bestial

• Qui appartient à la bête ou qui lui ressemble ; se dit d'un comportement cruel, sauvage ou dépourvu de qualités humaines.

Relating to or resembling a beast; describing behavior that is brutal, savage, or lacking human qualities.

1. Beast-like or brutalC1formal

   Resembling a beast in nature or behavior; showing a lack of human sensibility or compassion.

   Bestial (sens 1)

   • The prisoners were subjected to bestial treatment by their captors.
   • His bestial behavior shocked everyone at the trial.
   • The dictator's regime was known for its bestial cruelty.

   Synonymesanimalisticbarbaricbeastlybrutalbrutishcruelferalferociousinhumansavage

   Antonymescivilizedcompassionateculturedgentlehumanekindmercifulrefined

2. Savage or inhumanC1formal

   Extremely cruel, violent, or lacking in human qualities.

   bestial (sens 2)

   • The crime was described as bestial in its savagery.
   • She could not believe the bestial acts committed during the war.
   • The novel explores the bestial instincts hidden within humanity.

   Synonymesbarbaricbarbarousbrutalbrutishcruelferociousinhumanmonstroussavagevicious

   Antonymescivilizedcompassionatehumanekindmerciful