Vulgarism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an offensive or indecent word or phrase

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈʌlɡɚɹˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈʌlɡəɹˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈʌlɡəɹˌɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈʌlɡɚɹˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

filth raunch obscenity dirty word grossness commonness coarseness smut vulgarity

Word Forms

obscene	adjective	offensive to the mind
smutty	adjective	characterized by obscenity
filthy	adjective	characterized by obscenity
coarse	adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
common	adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
gross	adjective	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
vulgar	adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
raunchy	adjective	suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vulgarismus

ein beleidigendes oder unanständiges Wort oder eine Phrase

🇫🇷French

vulgarisme

un mot ou une phrase offensant ou indécent

🇪🇸Spanish

vulgarismo

una palabra o frase ofensiva o indecente

🇮🇹Italian

volgarismo

una parola o una frase offensiva o indecente

🇳🇱Dutch

vulgarisme

een aanstootgevend of onfatsoenlijk woord of zinsnede

🇵🇹Portuguese

vulgarismo

uma palavra ou frase ofensiva ou indecente

🇷🇺Russian

вульгаризм

оскорбительное или неприличное слово или фраза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असभ्यता

कोई आपत्तिजनक या अशोभनीय शब्द या वाक्यांश

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীলতা

একটি আপত্তিকর বা অশালীন শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொச்சைத்தனம்

ஒரு புண்படுத்தும் அல்லது அநாகரீகமான வார்த்தை அல்லது சொற்றொடர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యత

అభ్యంతరకరమైన లేదా అసభ్యకరమైన పదం లేదా పదబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

असभ्यता

आक्षेपार्ह किंवा असभ्य शब्द किंवा वाक्यांश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશ્લીલતા

અપમાનજનક અથવા અભદ્ર શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દસમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്ലീലത

കുറ്റകരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീചമായ ഒരു വാക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാക്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

فحاشی

ایک جارحانہ یا غیر مہذب لفظ یا جملہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

庸俗主义

冒犯性或不雅的词语或短语

🇯🇵Japanese

俗悪

攻撃的または下品な単語またはフレーズ

🇰🇷Korean

야비한 말

공격적이거나 외설적인 단어나 문구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thô tục

một từ hoặc cụm từ xúc phạm hoặc không đứng đắn

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบคาย

คำหรือวลีที่ไม่เหมาะสมหรือไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

perkataan kasar

kata atau frasa yang menyinggung atau tidak senonoh

🇵🇭Filipino

bulgarisismo

isang nakakasakit o hindi disenteng salita o parirala

🇲🇾Malay

vulgarisisme

perkataan atau frasa yang menyinggung perasaan atau tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الابتذال

كلمة أو عبارة مسيئة أو غير لائقة

🇮🇷Persian

ابتذال

یک کلمه یا عبارت توهین آمیز یا ناشایست

🇹🇷Turkish

bayağılık

saldırgan veya uygunsuz bir kelime veya ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

וולגריות

מילה או ביטוי פוגעניים או מגונים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vulgarism'?

The primary meaning of 'vulgarism' is 'an offensive or indecent word or phrase'.

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Using 'vulgarism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vulgarism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vulgarism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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