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swear·word

 (swâr′wûrd′)
n.
An obscene or blasphemous word.
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swearword

(ˈswɛəˌwɜːd)
n
(Linguistics) a socially taboo word or phrase of a profane, obscene, or insulting character
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swear•word

(ˈswɛərˌwɜrd)

n.
a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
[1880–85, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.swearword - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or angerswearword - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action
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swearword

noun
A profane or obscene term:
Informal: cuss.
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Translations
nadávka
bandeord
kirosana
psovka
ののしり
저주의 말
svordom
คำสบถ
câu chửi thề

swearword

[ˈswɛəwɜːd] Npalabrota f, taco m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swearword

nFluch m, → Kraftausdruck m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swearword

[ˈswɛəˌwɜːd] nparolaccia; (curse) → bestemmia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swearword

شَتِيمَة nadávka bandeord Fluch βρισιά palabrota, taco kirosana gros mot psovka parolaccia ののしり 저주의 말 vloekwoord banneord przekleństwo palavrão ругательство svordom คำสบถ küfür câu chửi thề 骂人脏话
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Your lucky 1870s goldminers' swearword is 'consarnit'.
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Shah had dubbed the word Muhajir (migrant) a swearword four times in his statements, the MQM leader said while addressing a press conference.
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Firstly, a swearword may have no equivalent in the target language as swearwords are often culture-specific, and literal translations of swearwords with no target language equivalents are perceived as unnatural by the target language audience.
One minute reporters bellowed at each other over the clatter of ancient typewriters, the next newsrooms were hushed by the computer age, with only delicate taps on keyboards and the odd swearword breaking the silence.
The Exhibition swearword that it would continue the international standard trade and provide the strategic procedure for the future business and industries.
Undergraduate students immersed one hand in cold water (about 5[degrees]Celsius) for as long as they could stand it, up to five minutes, while repeating either a swearword or an innocuous word.
Breaking from the norm for this type of book, there's a swearword in the first sentence and, although the story might be unbelieveable, when a pair of old Harrovians come up with an infallible way of winning the Derby, it gives rise to all sorts of storylines.
Some use the word like a swearword, others use it like a sacred mantra.
"You (Khursheed Shah) likened the word Mohajir to a swearword in all your senses," he snapped, adding, the MQM's demonstration is for a supreme cause.