obscenity

noun

1. 1

   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. 2

   An act of obscene behaviour.

   “Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.”

3. 3

   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. 4

   The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.

   “The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.”