n. vulgar or irreverent speech or action

n. degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening

n. the quality of lacking taste and refinement

n. unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

n. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

n. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

n. informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"