obscenity
obscenity Lexical Profile
obscenity Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An extremely offensive word or expression; a swear word or profanity.
"The frustrated driver muttered a quiet obscenity under his breath when the engine stalled in traffic."
The state or quality of being offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency, especially regarding sexual matters.
"The Supreme Court established a specific legal framework to determine whether published material crosses the line into obscenity."
An act, practice, or situation that is morally repugnant, outrageous, or deeply offensive to human dignity.
"The humanitarian report condemned the deliberate starvation of civilians as an unforgivable moral obscenity."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from French obscénité or directly from Latin obscenitas ('foulness, impurity, or indecency'), derived from the adjective obscenus ('ill-omened, abominable, or disgusting').