Abuse and Profanity

Abuse

Abuse noun - Harsh insulting language.

Usage example: hometown fans hurled abuse at the visiting team

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Profanity and abuse are semantically related in curse topic. In some cases you can use "Profanity" instead a noun "Abuse".

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Profanity

Profanity noun - A disrespectful or indecent word or expression.

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Synonyms for Profanity

Antonyms for Profanity

Abuse and profanity are semantically related in curse topic. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a noun "Profanity", if it concerns topics such as swearing, foul language.

Nearby Words: profane, profanation, profanely

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How words are described

human	human abuse	human profanity
regular	regular abuse	regular profanity
heavy	heavy abuse	heavy profanity
actual	actual abuse	actual profanity
Other adjectives: rampant, severe, extreme, intense, serious, excessive, terrible, horrible, sexual, repeated, frequent, general, less, outright.

Both words in one sentence

Bowdlerize: Kidz Bop does this to songs that originally have profanity or anything relating to substance abuse, alcohol, violence or sex in their lyrics in order to make them more kid-friendly.

Source: Music / Kidz Bop
He will pretty much blow up anytime he hears anyone playing even slightly off-tempo, to the point that the people playing slightly off don't even notice it themselves, and punishes them with profanity-laced tirades and sometimes, even physical abuse.

Source: Film / Whiplash
Narrative Profanity Filter: During the riot at the World Cup, Ron tells Malfoy "to do something Harry knew he would never have dared say in front of Mrs Weasley." After the "I see no difference" incident, Harry and Ron unload a torrent of abuse at Snape.

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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