Unmensch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
- beast noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
- brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- ogre noun A large, ugly, monstrous creature in folklore, known for its brutish strength and appetite for humans.
Senses
Unmensch is used for these senses in English:
- animal (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
- beast A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- brute A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]
- ogre (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
animal — full definition
- noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
- noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
- noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
- adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.
beast — full definition
- noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
- noun A cruel, violent, or uncivilized person.
- noun Informally, someone or something remarkably powerful, impressive, or difficult.
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