obscenity

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

obscenities

1.
(countable)Something that is obscene.
Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
2.
(countable)An act of obscene behaviour.
Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
3.
(countable)Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
4.
(uncountable)Lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour or material.
The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.
5.
(uncountable)The fact of being obscene.

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antiobscenity

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Nguồn gốc từ

From obscene + -ity, from la obscenitas.