Bestia is, of course, a curse. So could be expressed, for example, Dostoevsky. To understand what the salt is, it is necessary to look not only in the etymological, but also in the explanatory dictionary, then for clarity we will draw up more sentences. In other words, the origin, meaning and sentences await us. Let's start with the first one.
Origin
The word is very ancient. We have known it since the first half of the 18th century, then we were talking only about one meaning - “beast”. Then another, figurative sense of the concept arose, and the word acquired volume. Now by him they meant:
This happened at the beginning of the XIX century. This is not to say that for the object of study, these acquisitions were a joy. But the word does not feel, does not breathe, it does not matter to him. We owe this conquest to the jargon of the seminarians, it was they who rethought the Latin bestia - the "beast." Another dictionary claims that the word in Latin means "fool." It is hard to say how a “fool” transformed into a “rogue” and a “rogue”. It is a pity that the seminarians no longer ask. We have to deal with the facts.
Value
Let's start right away by determining the value of the object of study, and then move on: beast is a rogue, a rogue. At this point, the two dictionaries are the same. But the link to synonyms does not explain anything, therefore we will explain the nouns given in the meaning of the word we are interested in:
- A dodger is a “cunning and clever deceiver, a fraudster” or one who “loves to cheat, to cunning (conversational)”.
- The bastard is a “sneaky, roguish person” (colloquial).
By the way, the very noun “beast” is a colloquial word, as the explanatory dictionary indicates.
Now they don’t swear like that, because we use stronger expressions. And the word “beast” does not recall seminarians and vernacular, but rather Nietzsche’s philosophy. Life, like time, tends to joke with people and words.
Synonyms and sentences
Although the word is not outdated, it is rather strange for the modern ear, so it would be nice to learn about synonyms for the meaning of the word “beast”:
- scammer;
- rogue;
- rogue;
- slum;
- scoundrel.
Of course, there are still replacements, but these are enough for a general idea. One way or another, the general tonality of nouns who are ready to substitute a shoulder for the object of study is easily captured. And yes, before the sentences it is worth saying only one thing: beast is a word of a general kind. Consider this detail on the example of sentences:
- What a beast! At first she frowned at my uncle, and then managed to leave me completely without an inheritance! What can I say, well done!
- Pyotr Ivanovich's wallet was cut in a tram, that is, it was stolen. And he had only one thing left to say: “Damned beast!”
- If you are called "beast", then perhaps not everything is so bad. Maybe you are smarter than those who are offended by you.
I must say that some dictionaries indicate that the gender of the noun is feminine. But Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary insists on the legality of using the word in two kinds. So the question of what a beast is is not as difficult as how then to understand with what end to coordinate it. It seems that an authoritative source can be trusted, so let's say: gender is common. The rest of the information should not raise any questions: it is unequivocal.