scatology

Noun

Meaning

(medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

coprology smut blight evil offense dirt curse outrage impurity obscenity profanity filth eschatology affront abomination
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Antonyms

honor integrity morality purity joy dignity
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Hypernyms

smut obscenity filth qualitative analysis dirty word vulgarism

Related terms

scatophilia scatolia

Examples

Jerome never liked me -- preferred my sister who was a little fool excited by modern literature -- all swear-words and scatology -- before it became fashionable. Peter Greenaway

Close letter words and terms

scatologically scatologism scatologist scatomancy scatophage scatophagia