Schimpfwort — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Schimpfwort is used for these senses in English:
- dirty word A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
- epithet An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
- profanity (countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
- swear word A word considered obscene and vulgar or offensive.
epithet — full definition
- noun A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- noun A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- noun A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- noun One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
profanity — full definition
- noun Swearing or offensive language.
- noun The quality of being disrespectful toward sacred things.