Profanity Meaning in English

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التعريف

Words or language that show disrespect for something sacred, or strong language that is rude and offensive.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Profanity' is formal; it's often used in legal, academic, or media contexts. Common collocations: 'use profanity', 'profanity-laced'. It covers both blasphemy (against religion) and general swear/curse words. It is more polite than simply saying 'swear words' or 'bad language'.

• Spanish: blasfemia - grosería - palabrota
• Portuguese (BR): blasfêmia - palavrão
• Portuguese (PT): blasfémia - palavrão
• Chinese (Simplified): 亵渎 - 脏话
• Chinese (Traditional): 褻瀆 - 髒話
• Hindi: अपवित्र भाषा - गाली
• Arabic: ألفاظ نابية - ألفاظ بذيئة
• Bengali: অপবাচ্য - গালাগাল (অপমানজনক ভাষা)
• Russian: брань - ненормативная лексика - profanity (к религии)
• Japanese: 冒涜語 - 汚い言葉
• Vietnamese: lời tục tĩu - lời xúc phạm tôn giáo
• Korean: 욕설 - 신성 모독
• Turkish: küfür - hakaret - kutsala saygısızlık
• Urdu: گالی - گستاخانہ زبان
• Indonesian: kata-kata kasar - kata-kata kotor - penghinaan (terhadap agama)

جمل نموذجية

Please do not use profanity in this classroom.

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He was punished for shouting profanity during the game.

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Using profanity is not allowed on television.

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People sometimes use profanity when they're very angry or frustrated.

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The movie was full of profanity, so it got an adult rating.

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His speech contained no profanity, just strong opinions.

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