oath
11
6.1
- noun
- /oʊθ/
- Offensive
:
palabrota
- I can't believe this happened; it's a bloody oath!
- false oaths
Examples
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On my oath he was not your father!
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Neither God's laws nor sworn oaths stood in the way of their vengeance.
Fiction book (1999) -
Oh, my oath, it's real.
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Everyone has to swear an oath against taking any of your neighbor's stuff, even through government.
Blog text (18) -
You have to swear an oath you'll help me see this thing through.
Fiction book (1999) -
You have my solemn oath as a public servant.
Fiction book (1999) -
For a while, Karl hovered, uncertain what to do, then, with a muttered German oath, headed back to the kitchen.
Fiction book (1995) -
Various passages in the Qur'an speak of manifesting goodwill, providing correct weight, and not giving false oaths in transactions.
Academic text (2002) -
Bloody oath, it's the best thing I've ever seen.
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She let out a oath when she saw the surprise party.
Synonyms
55
8.2
A rude word used to show strong anger or surprise
49
3.9
A bad word said in anger
43
6.0
Words that are rude and upset people, often about religion
8
5.8
A rude word people say to show strong anger or surprise
2
8.6
A rude word people say when they are angry
1
7.2
A rude word people say when they are angry or surprised
1
8.6
A rude word people use when angry or to insult someone
Compounds
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oath also came to mean a rude or profane word because people often used strong 'sworn' words loudly in anger or surprise, and those angry exclamations became known as 'oaths'. So an oath can mean a curse or bad exclamation today.