swear word
/swɛə(ɹ)wɜːd/US/swɛɹ wɝd/
swear word noun: a word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.
Noun
swear word (plural swear words)
- A word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.
- Near-synonyms: epithet, four-letter word; (uncountable) bad language, strong language, French
- When I heard swear words from the next room, I decided to keep my distance.
- Synonyms:
- dirty word, curse word, naughty word, curse, expletive, swearing, epithet, four-letter word, bad language, strong language
- 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
- Synonyms:
- expletive, dirty word, curse word, naughty word, curse, epithet, four-letter word, bad language, strong language, French
swear word meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
swear word in Hindi
- obscene or offensive vulgar word
- गाली gālī
swear word in Tamil
- obscene or offensive vulgar word
- கெட்ட வார்த்தை keṭṭa vārttai
swear word in Marathi
- swear word, curse word
- शिवी śivī
swear word in Telugu
- obscene or offensive vulgar word
- తిట్టు tiṭṭu, బూతు būtu
More languagesFewer languages
- swear word in Malayalam
- തെറി teṟi
- swear word in Tagalog
- alpog, mura
- swear word in Arabic
- بَذَاءَة baḏāʔa, شَتِيمَة šatīma, سُبَّة subba
- swear word in Malay
- kata makian, makian
- swear word in Indonesian
- kata makian, makian, umpatan, kata-kata kasar
- swear word in Persian
- فُحْش fohš, دُشْنام došnâm
- swear word in Thai
- คำสบถ
Synonyms of swear word
- dirty word
- curse word
- naughty word
- curse
- expletive
- swearing
- epithet
- four-letter word
- bad language
- strong language
11 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of swear word
| plural | swear words |
|---|---|
| alternative form | swearword |
Questions about swear word
- What does swear word mean?
- Swear word means a word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.
- What is swear word in Hindi?
- Swear word in Hindi is गाली (gālī). See Swear word meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is swear word?
- Swear word is a noun.
- How do you pronounce swear word?
- Swear word is pronounced /swɛə(ɹ)wɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of swear word?
- The plural of swear word is swear words.
Words near swear word in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swear word (page history and authors); शिवी (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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