profanitynoun
uk/prəˈfæn.ə.ti/us/prəˈfæn.ə.t̬i/formal[ C or U ] (an example of) showing no respect for a god or a religion, especially through language
[ C ] an offensive or obscene word or phrase:
It was the song's opening line, a series of profanities, that caused the record to be banned on the radio station.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Swearing and blasphemy
- bad language
- blasphemous
- blasphemy
- cuss
- damn
- dirty word
- eff
- expletive
- four-letter word
- imprecation
- oath
- strong language
- swear
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word
- swearing
- the F-word
- trooper
- wash
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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