звірство

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From звір (zvir, beast) +‎ -ство (-stvo). Compare Russian зве́рство (zvérstvo), Belarusian зве́рства (zvjérstva).

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Noun[edit]

зві́рство (zvírstvon inan (genitive зві́рства, nominative plural зві́рства, genitive plural звірств)

  1. atrocity (extreme cruelty)
    Synonyms: лиході́йство n (lyxodíjstvo), лю́тість f (ljútistʹ), жорсто́кість f (žorstókistʹ)
  2. atrocity (extremely cruel act)
    Synonym: злодія́ння n (zlodijánnja)

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