Meaning & use
obscenity
Language, images, or behavior considered offensively indecent, especially in a sexual sense.
See it in a sentence
The referee ejected the player for shouting an obscenity at the crowd.
The film was banned for its scenes of graphic violence and obscenity.
A note on using this word
Legally, obscenity refers to material that fails a specific community standard, distinct from merely coarse or crude language.
Words with a similar meaning
indecencyprofanity
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Words with an opposite meaning
decency
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