profanity
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6.0
- noun
- /prəˈfænɪti/
- Offensive
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grosería
- I do not allow profanity in this house.
- use profanity
- sexual profanity
- profanity and violence
So or profanity come out of my mouth.
- So or profanity come out of my mouth.
- And you know, that was part of the reason why I never used profanity in any of my music.
- It can have profanity in it because Lincoln's dad likes the hip hop he's lit.
- And there are guardrails that we have when we're using in the, I don't know, setting, for example, if there's any profanity in the input, we will not use it.
- So Guy, now the guy gets worse and he starts adding profanity and telling him that he's going to rewrite the agreement.
- You know, it's either you face insane amounts of profanity, like the F word was thrown around all the time.
- I'd never seen people bold up profanity shouted, humiliating.
- And here we are today to push back the forefront of profanity.
- Let me let me thank the fucking no, no, no profanity, please.
- They'll they'll make me like go through the process of my own shit Like did they have profanity?
Examples
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Now kindly answer the question without profanity.
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The authors give a detailed account of the profanity found in the novel.
Academic text (2000) -
And you know, that was part of the reason why I never used profanity in any of my music.
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Come on, guys, let's cool it with the profanity.
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All right, my last one is people who use profanity tend to be more honest and show higher levels of integrity.
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Profanity isn't necessary, young man.
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My date did not go well, unfortunately, due to a lack of chemistry and, I think, an overuse of profanity on my part.
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His behavioral problems included fighting with peers, using profanity, and exhibiting noncompliant behavior with teachers.
Academic text (2012) -
Francesco listened to their lively conversation, full of profanity and derision for the vanity of the world.
Fiction book (2000) -
The teacher asked the students to avoid using profanity during the discussion.
Synonyms
155
3.4
Rude or insulting words said to hurt someone
55
8.2
A rude word used to show strong anger or surprise
50
7.4
Sexual or rude material that offends people
49
3.9
A bad word said in anger
45
7.0
Strong rude words that shock or upset people
18
7.1
A word people think is rude or not polite
18
5.7
Words people say when angry or surprised that are rude
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
8.1
Rude words or actions that show little respect for other people
1
6.3
Rude, vulgar, or insensitive behaviour that upsets people
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
1
9.2
An offensive or rude word considered inappropriate in polite speech
Very rude words or actions that hurt people
A rude word about sex or body parts
Lack of respect for things people consider holy
A quality of speech or writing that is rude about sex
A type of indecent sexual joke or language
Rude words or actions that aim to hurt someone
Antonyms
How Irreverent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word profanity comes from the Latin parts pro- 'outside' and fanum 'temple', and it is the same root as profane, which meant 'not sacred'. That's why profanity now names words or actions that show no respect for religious or moral things and so are felt as rude or offensive.