swear word
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swear word
- /swɛə(ɹ)wɜːd/ UK
- /swɛɹ wɜɹd/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d
noun swear words · swearword
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A word considered vulgar or offensive.
Near-synonyms: epithet, four-letter word; (uncountable) bad language, strong language, French
Similar: dirty word, curse word, naughty word, curse, expletive, swearing, epithet, four-letter word, bad language, strong language, French
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A word that escapes someone's mind (and therefore often also their mouth) in a nearly automatic way when the person is under duress, mental stress, or distress; such words are often vulgar or offensive.
Near-synonyms: dirty word, curse word, naughty word, curse, epithet, four-letter word; (uncountable) bad language, strong language, French
Similar: expletive
Similar: bad word, curse, curse word, cuss, cussword, dirty word, expletive, foul word, four-letter word, malediction, oath, obscenity, profanity, swear, vulgarity
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Similar: bad word, curse, curse word, cuss, cussword, dirty word, expletive, foul word, four-letter word, malediction, oath, obscenity, profanity, swear, vulgarity
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noun offensive word
| Español | palabrota, garabato, grosería, lisura, mala palabra, taco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비어 bieo, 욕설 yokseol, 욕 yok, 악담 akdam, 저주 jeoju |
| 日本語 | 卑語 higo, 罵り言葉 nonoshiri kotoba |
| 中文 | 粗話 /粗话, 髒字 /脏字 zāngzì, 罵人話 /骂人话 màrénhuà, 髒話 /脏话 zānghuà |
| हिन्दी | गाली gālī |
| Português | palavrão, nome feio |
| Français | juron, gros mot |
| Deutsch | Schimpfwort, Fluch, Kraftausdruck |
| Italiano | parolaccia |
| Ελληνικά | βρισιά vrisiá |
| Română | înjurătură |
| Русский | руга́тельство rugátelʹstvo, руга́тельное сло́во rugátelʹnoje slóvo, неприли́чное сло́во neprilíčnoje slóvo, бра́нное сло́во bránnoje slóvo, сло́во из трёх бу́кв slóvo iz trjox búkv, сло́во на три бу́квы slóvo na tri búkvy |
| العربية | بَذَاءَة baḏāʔa, شَتِيمَة šatīma, سُبَّة subba |
| עברית | קְלָלָה k'lalá |
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title = {swear word},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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