swearing

English Thesaurus

1. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	commitment, dedication,
definition	:	a message that makes a pledge (noun.communication)

2. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	profanity,
definition	:	vulgar or irreverent speech or action (noun.communication)

3. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify,
definition	:	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (verb.communication)

derivation	:	depone, depose, swear,
definition	:	make a deposition; declare under oath (verb.communication)

4. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate, swear,
definition	:	utter obscenities or profanities (verb.communication)

derivation	:	curse,
definition	:	heap obscenities upon (verb.communication)

5. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify,
definition	:	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (verb.communication)

derivation	:	depone, depose, swear,
definition	:	make a deposition; declare under oath (verb.communication)

6. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate, swear,
definition	:	utter obscenities or profanities (verb.communication)

derivation	:	curse,
definition	:	heap obscenities upon (verb.communication)

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