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bestialization

bestialization noun: the state or process of turning bestial; depravation, corruption, degradation, dehumanization.

Noun

bestialization (uncountable)

  1. The state or process of turning bestial; depravation, corruption, degradation, dehumanization.
    • The bestialization produced by war and militant patriotism came openly to the front with all the horrors of savagery, rapine, deportation, atrocities, and the inhuman slaughter of millions of human beings for the glory of the Fatherland and Kultur and for "the making of the world fit for Democracy."1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress
    Synonyms:
    beastification

Synonyms of bestialization

Origin of bestialization

From bestialize + -ation.

Questions about bestialization

What does bestialization mean?
Bestialization means the state or process of turning bestial; depravation, corruption, degradation, dehumanization.
What part of speech is bestialization?
Bestialization is a noun.

Words near bestialization in the dictionary

  1. bestialisms
  2. bestialist
  3. bestialists
  4. bestialities
  5. bestiality
  6. bestialization
  7. bestialize
  8. bestialized
  9. bestializes
  10. bestializing
  11. bestially

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