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Meaning of "swearword" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWEARWORD

swearword  [ˈswɛəˌwɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWEARWORD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swearword is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWEARWORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Profanity

Profanity is a subset of a language's lexicon that is generally considered in society to be strongly impolite or offensive. It can show a desecration or debasement of someone or something, or show strong or intense emotion. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviours that are construed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, obnoxious, foul, desecrating, or other forms.

Definition of swearword in the English dictionary

The definition of swearword in the dictionary is a socially taboo word or phrase of a profane, obscene, or insulting character.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWEARWORD


afterword
ˈɑːftəˌwɜːd
ayword
ˈaɪˌwɜːd
backword
ˈbækˌwɜːd
boo-word
ˈbuːˌwɜːd
byword
ˈbaɪˌwɜːd
catchword
ˈkætʃˌwɜːd
codeword
ˈkəʊdˌwɜːd
counterword
ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
foreword
ˈfɔːˌwɜːd
guideword
ˈɡaɪdˌwɜːd
headword
ˈhɛdˌwɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nayword
ˈneɪˌwɜːd
overword
ˈəʊvəˌwɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
stopword
ˈstɒpˌwɜːd
watchword
ˈwɒtʃˌwɜːd
word
wɜːd
word-for-word
ˌwɜːdfəˈwɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWEARWORD

sweal
swear
swear blind
swear in
swear off
swear out
swearer
sweary
sweat
sweat blood
sweat gland
sweat lodge
sweat off
sweat one´s guts out
sweat out
sweat pants
sweat suit
sweat-stained
sweatband
sweatbox

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWEARWORD

at a word
buzz word
double-edged sword
f-word
in a word
mum´s the word
n-word
of one´s word
operative word
printed word
root word
sword
the c-word
the f-word
the last word
the n-word
the sword
the word
word for word
written word

Synonyms and antonyms of swearword in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWEARWORD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swearword» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of swearword

Translation of «swearword» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWEARWORD

Find out the translation of swearword to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swearword from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swearword» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骂人脏话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taco
570 millions of speakers

English

swearword
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَتِيمَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ругательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palavrão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

swearword
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gros mot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kata sumpah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fluch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ののしり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저주의 말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

misuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu chửi thề
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சத்திய வாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शपथ शब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küfür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parolaccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekleństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лайка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înjurătură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρισιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vloekwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svordom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banneord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swearword

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEARWORD»

The term «swearword» is normally little used and occupies the 116.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of swearword
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWEARWORD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «swearword» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «swearword» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swearword

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWEARWORD»

Discover the use of swearword in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swearword and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Neoliberalism: The Genesis of a Political Swearword
Looks at the history of neoliberalism in early 20th century Germany, and argues that it was originally meant to show a "third way" between capitalism and socialism, and not a form of "extreme capitalism" as some modern commentators believe.
Oliver Marc Hartwich, Razeen Sally, 2009
2
Nominal Phrases from a Scandinavian Perspective
In short, there are no good examples of swearword pseudopossessors projecting their own complex phrases. According to Koptjevskaja-Tamm (2003b) their inability to project complex phrases and their lack of adjectival morphology are the ...
Marit Julien, 2005
3
Contexts - Historical, Social, Linguistic: Studies in ...
lNDEF car 'a damn little car' In (6) I show that a swearword pseudopossessor can co-occur with a postnominal possessor in varieties that have these, and it can also be preceded by a demonstrative. (6) denne helvete-s arroganse-n hans (No)  ...
Kevin McCafferty, Tove Bull, Kristin Killie, 2005
4
Words - An Integrational Approach
For some informants, the difference between slang and swearing is that slang ' takes the place of another word' and usually involves the use of 'bad language' whereas a 'swearword' is not necessarily an indecent or profane utterance: B: .
Hayley G. Davis, 2013
5
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
2 In Britain Dame is a title of honour awarded to a woman for exceptional achievements or services to the country: Dame Janet Baker, [see also knight, sir] damn /dam/ interjection; adverb; adjective; verb c» interjection (swearword) Damn is an ...
‎1996
6
Further Foolishness: Sketches and Satires on the Follies of ...
(II)A COMPRESSED OLD ENGLISH NOVEL: SWEARWORD THE UNPRONOUNCEABLE CHAPTER ONE AND ONLY "Ods bodikins!" exclaimed Swearword the Saxon, wiping his mailed brow with his iron hand, "a fair morn withal! Methinks ...
Stephen Leacock, 1968
7
The Story of English in 100 Words
George Bernard Shaw had given Mrs Campbell, in the character of Eliza Doolittle , a dangerous line to say: 'Not bloodylikely.'Nobody hadsaidsucha swearword on a public stage before.The paper wenton: Mr. ShawIntroducesa ForbiddenWord.
David Crystal, 2011
8
Engelsk
The word "fuck" is both used as a swearword and about sexual intercourse in English, but in Danish it is mainly used as a swearword. There has been a lot of debate in the media about the use of English words in Danish. One of the worries  ...
Anne Brunstrom
9
Tales from a Spanish Village
“That's a swearword, Ricardo! You don't say that!” She was indignant. “A swearword? I didn't know. I'm sorry,” I stammered. Carmencita was laughing. Vicente, home from the university, came to my defense. “No Mamá, it's hardly a swearword.
Richard A. Barrett, 2010
10
Rethinking Linguistics
It was also alleged that it was both 'kinky' and 'another swearword'. How fcuk could be labelled as 'irresponsible', 'kinky' or a 'swearword' is remarkable for orthodox linguists as fcuk is not an English word and therefore does not have any  ...
Hayley G. Davis, Louise G T Cooley Professor of English and Linguistics Talbot J Taylor, Talbot J. Taylor, 2003

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWEARWORD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swearword is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Which Curse Words Are Popular In Your State? Find Out From …
The author of these "swearword maps" is Jack Grieve, a professor of forensic linguistics at Aston University in England, who published the maps on his Twitter on ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Kate Arnell teaches Americans how to use British swearwords in a …
Ms Arnell confesses her favourite swearword is 'bollocks', which is a modern version of the Anglo-Saxon 'ballocks' - which has the same meaning. «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
Books without swearwords? There's an app for that
We have to consider how each swear word/phrase is most commonly used and then what the most appropriate alternate word would be to preserve context. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Booking.com advert cleared despite complaints over 'substitute …
It also said that as the ad did not feature any swear words or words that sounded like derivatives of swearwords, they considered it could not be reasonably ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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