profanity

prəˈfænɪti

profanities

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Definition of profanity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

irreverencequality of being disrespectful to sacred things

His profanity shocked the religious community.

blasphemy

sacrilege

language

Rare

vulgar or irreverent action or speech

Rare

The movie was criticized for its profanity.

cursing

swearing

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Origin of profanity

Latin, profanus (outside the temple)

Terms with profanity included in their meaning

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bad language

profanity

words considered offensive or vulgar

curse word

profanity

profane expression showing anger or surprise

good language

polite language

language that is not profanity or offensive

four-letter word

profanity

offensive word often related to sex or excrement

mouth of a sailor

profanity user

someone who uses a lot of profanity

expletive deleted

adj.

censorship

used to indicate a censored profanity

confound it

exp.

emotion

expresses anger or frustration without profanity

frak

intj.

emotion

express frustration or anger without profanity

Examples of profanity in a sentence

Profanity in his speech offended many listeners.
His speech was filled with unnecessary profanity.
Profanity is not allowed in the classroom.

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French:profanité, grossièreté, ...
German:Profanität, Vulgärsprache, ...
Italian:profanità, volgarità, ...
Spanish:profanidad, vulgaridad, ...
Portuguese:profanidade, linguagem ofensiva, ...
Chinese:亵渎, 粗俗语言, ...
Japanese:冒涜, 不敬な言葉, ...
Arabic:تجديف, ألفاظ نابية, ...
Hebrew:חִלוּל קֹדֶשׁ, גַּסּוּת, ...
Russian:брань, нецензурная лексика, ...
Ukrainian:неповага, вульгарність, ...
Hindi:अपवित्रता, अश्लीलता, ...
Bengali:অশ্লীল ভাষা, অশ্লীলতা, ...
Catalan:profanitat, vulgaritat, ...
Czech:profánnost, vulgarita, ...
Danish:blasfemi, bandeord, ...
Dutch:godslastering, vulgair taalgebruik, ...
Greek:βλασφημία, χυδαιότητα, ...
Hungarian:profanitás, trágárság, ...
Khmer:ការមិនគោរពទីសក្ការៈ, ពាក្យអសុរស, ...
Korean:불경, 저속한 언어, ...
Persian:کفرگویی, زبان زشت, ...
Polish:bluźnierstwo, wulgaryzmy, ...
Portuguese (BR):irreverência, linguagem ofensiva, ...
Romanian:profanitate, limbaj vulgar, ...
Swedish:hädelse, vulgärt språk, ...
Thai:คำหยาบคาย, ภาษาหยาบคาย, ...
Turkish:küfür, ...
Vietnamese:sự báng bổ, ngôn ngữ thô tục, ...

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