profanity
noun
pro·fan·i·ty
prō-ˈfa-nə-tē 
prə-
plural profanities
1
a
: the quality or state of being profane
b
: the use of profane language
2
a
: profane language
b
: an utterance of profane language
Synonyms
Examples of profanity in a Sentence
The comic uses too much profanity.
My mom will not tolerate profanity.
I have never heard my father utter a single profanity.
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Evans had almost no reservations about making a surprise cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine — and even fewer about spewing profanities in his shocking end-credits monologue.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2024
Statements about people’s politics, religion or values – whether spoken in polite discourse, shouted or laced with profanity, or even demonstrated by torching the flag – are shielded from government efforts to repress or silence them.
—Lynn Greenky, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
But the new Phase Fest that took place the following day on Franklin Field at Ballpark Commons, 7035 South Ballpark Drive, was a different story, with many angered over loud noise and profanity echoing through area neighborhoods.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Obviously, profanity is not allowed, and neither is spelling those words backward.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2024
Statements about people’s politics, religion or values – whether spoken in polite discourse, shouted or laced with profanity, or even demonstrated by torching the flag – are shielded from government efforts to repress or silence them.
—Lynn Greenky, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
But the new Phase Fest that took place the following day on Franklin Field at Ballpark Commons, 7035 South Ballpark Drive, was a different story, with many angered over loud noise and profanity echoing through area neighborhoods.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Obviously, profanity is not allowed, and neither is spelling those words backward.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for profanity
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“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profanity. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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profanity
noun
pro·fan·i·ty
prō-ˈfan-ət-ē
prə-
plural profanities
1
: the quality or state of being profane
2
: profane language
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