Word: obscenity
Something that is obscene. Example: Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
An act of obscene behaviour. Example: Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word. Example: Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour. Example: The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.
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