GDict

profanity

prә'fæniti4 senses · 227 ms
Level C1
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noun/pɹəˈfænɪti/[pɹəˈfɛənɪti]/pɹoʊˈfænɪti/
  1. 1

    The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.uncountable

    • The overwhelming power of his imagination led him to contemplate acts of impiety and profanity, and to a vivid realisation of the dangers these involved.
  2. 2

    Obscene, lewd or abusive language.countable

    • He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.

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