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What is the noun for obscenity?

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obscenity
  1. (countable) Something that is obscene.
  2. (countable) An act of obscene behaviour.
  3. (countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
  4. (uncountable) The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Officials are reviewing several complaints regarding obscenity and lawmakers are moving quickly to provide regulators with even more ammunition.”
      “Upon witnessing the graphic and explicit scenes in the horror film, Maria found the obscenity to be too much, shielding her eyes in disgust.”
      “Check your local obscenity ordinances before you do this one or you could land up in the pokey.”
obscenist
  1. (rare) One who behaves obscenely, or produces obscene works.
obsceneness
  1. Quality of being obscene.
obscenists
  1. plural of obscenist
obscenities
  1. plural of obscenity
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The language and style were militant, authoritative, and riddled with the easy obscenities typical of male talk.”
      “Andy continued to mutter obscenities to herself, although too low for anyone to hear or see.”
      “As he began to perform to his posing music, voice-over obscenities blared distortedly from the speakers.”
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