26984 words

obscenity

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
the fact that something is obscene:

Examples:

The people who made that movie could be prosecuted for obscenity.
Such deliberate destruction of the environment is an obscenity (= offensive and shocking).
obscenity laws
2
a very offensive or sexually shocking word or sentence:

Examples:

He was shouting and screaming obscenities.

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