beasthood

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noun

The property or state of being a beast.

“He revealed his beasthood only in rare moments of absolute cruelty.”

OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English beast →
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Meanings

nounbeasthood (usually uncountable, plural beasthoods)

plural beasthoods

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property or state of being a beast.

    He revealed his beasthood only in rare moments of absolute cruelty.

Origin

  1. Englishbeast
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. Englishbeasthood

From beast + -hood.

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APA

beasthood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beasthood

MLA

“beasthood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beasthood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beasthood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beasthood.

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