Dictionary

swear word en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /swɛə(ɹ)wɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /swɛɹ wɝd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (broadly) A word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.
   • When I heard swear words from the next room, I decided to keep my distance.
   • Near-synonyms: epithet, four-letter word; (uncountable) bad language, strong language, French
   • Your kid said nasty swear words to me this morning.
2. (qualifier:strictly) 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, etc; such words are often obscene and vulgar or offensive.
   • Near-synonyms: dirty word, curse word, naughty word, curse, epithet, four-letter word; (uncountable) bad language, strong language, French

Forms

Hypernyms

word

Relateds

vituperation · vulgar · expurgation · bowdlerization · blasphemy · swearing · billingsgate

Synonyms

naughty word · curse · expletive · expletive · four-letter word · epithet · obscenity · cuss · swear · curse word · curse · bad language · curse word · bad language · four-letter word · cussword · dirty word · bad word · strong language · strong language · French · four-letter word · curse word · naughty word · expletive · French · swearing · dirty word · profanity · foul word · curse · dirty word · malediction · vulgarity · oath · epithet

Translations (150)

ko 욕설 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ms makian (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · be ла́янка (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cmn 髒字 /脏字 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · mk пцост (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ar بَذَاءَة (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es palabro (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · tl alpog (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · th คำสบถ (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · id makian (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · de Fluch (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ast cagamentu (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nl krachtterm (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru руга́тельное сло́во (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ar شَتِيمَة (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · bg псувня́ (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nl verwensing (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ro înjurătură (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ja 卑語 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es taco (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cy llw (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · uk матю́к (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · te బూతు (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sl psovka (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · tg ҳақорат (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sv svordom (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru матю́к (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nb kraftuttrykk (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nl vloek (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr zêf (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cmn 三字經 /三字经 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ca grolleria (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · uk ла́йка (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · bg кле́тва (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es grosería (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru руга́тельство (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hu szitok (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hy քֆուր (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sv kraftuttryck (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ko 저주 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cs sprosté slovo (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ka სალანძღავი სიტყვა (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr zêv (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · id umpatan (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ga diairmín (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nn bannord (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ga mionn mór (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hu szitkozódás (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · be мацю́к (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sv svärord (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ko 악담 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ga crístín (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ml തെറി (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · pam panagkas (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nl drieletterwoord (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · lv lamuvārds (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cmn 粗話 /粗话 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cmn 罵人話 /骂人话 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es ordinariez (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr sixêf (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · tl mura (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es mala palabra (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ta கெட்ட வார்த்தை (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · te తిట్టు (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · pt palavrão (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr xeber (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hu trágárság (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · de Kraftausdruck (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · eo fivorto (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · uk лайли́ве сло́во (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es lisura (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · izh kerosana (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ota كفر (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru матю́г (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · id kata-kata kasar (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · yue 粗口 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nb ed (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cmn 髒話 /脏话 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru неприли́чное сло́во (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es improperio (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · tr küfür (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ca paraulota (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · is blótsyrði (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ms kata makian (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · gl xuramento (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · tg дашном (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sk nadávka (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · da bandeord (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · he קְלָלָה (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · pdt Schempwuat (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · fa فُحْش (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr mirqî (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr dijmîn (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ast barabatu (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · pt nome feio (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · bcl raway (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr dijûn (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · fr juron (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · it parolaccia (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hu káromkodás (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru сло́во из трёх бу́кв (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · dsb gódło (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nl scheldwoord (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · tg фӯҳш (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru трёхэта́жное сло́во (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · de Schimpfwort (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr kufrî (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ko 비어 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · mk пцовка (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · fi kirosana (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ar سُبَّة (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · nb banneord (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru сло́во на три бу́квы (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · kmr çêrr (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ka საგინებელი სიტყვა (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ga tiomna (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hy հայհոյանք (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ca renec (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ast bravatu (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · id kata makian (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sh pȍgrda (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cs zaklení (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · jv pisuhan (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es garabato (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ga eascaine (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hu szitokszó (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · fr gros mot (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ru бра́нное сло́во (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · yo èpè (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · fa دُشْنام (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ja 罵り言葉 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · es palabrota (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · cs nadávka (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hi गाली (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · bg ругатня́ (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ast cagatu (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hsb wudmo (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · da kraftudtryk (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sh псо̑вка (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sh psȏvka (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ast pecáu (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · bcl muda (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · da ed (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · el βρισιά (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · pl przekleństwo (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · hu csúnya szó (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · ko 욕 (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · be ла́янкавае сло́ва (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · sh по̏грда (obscene or offensive vulgar word) · mi kohukohu (obscene or offensive vulgar word)