obscenity

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

わいせつなもの、猥褻な内容を含む対象物 / わいせつな行為、下品な振る舞い / 冒涜語、卑猥な言葉、下品な表現

The museum removed an obscenity from the exhibit after several visitors complained.

複数の来館者が苦情を申し立てた後、博物館は展示からそのわいせつな品を撤去した。

Sense（1）

(countable) Something that is obscene.

Sense（2）

(countable) An act of obscene behaviour.

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

Sense（3）

(countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.

Sense（4）

(uncountable) 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.

obscenities

（ plural ）