noun
obscenity
noun
1
Language or behaviour that is offensive to standards of decency.
"The referee was sent off for shouting an obscenity at the crowd."
"The play was criticised for its obscenity."
How to Use Obscenity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn offensive or indecent word, act, or quality.
Common pairings
shout an obscenity
obscenity laws
Word Forms
obscenities plural
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Etymology
From obscene + -ity, ultimately from Latin obscenitas.