adjective
- made brutal or savage; reduced to a bestial state
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The prisoners were bestialized by years of harsh treatment.
- War had left the soldiers feeling bestialized and disconnected from humanity.
- The novel depicted characters bestialized by extreme poverty and violence.
- Critics argued that the brutal conditions had bestialized the inmates.
- The documentary showed how conflict can leave populations bestialized.
- He felt bestialized after witnessing such cruelty.