English-Dutch translations for obscenity

• obsceniteit
  Deze obsceniteit moet stoppen. It is an obscenity that must be stopped.
  Obsceniteit ondermijnt duidelijk de goede kanten van het Internet. Obscenity is clearly endangering the benefits of the Internet.
  De stemming van vandaag betekent dat deze obsceniteit weer 18 maanden langer blijft bestaan. Today's vote means that this obscenity will continue for another 18 months.
• vuiligheid

Definition of obscenity

• Something that is obscene
• An act of obscene behaviour
• Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word
• The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour

Examples

• Martha wouldnt go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
• Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
• Eliza couldnt stand her daughters music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
• The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.

Related words

• obscene
• obscenely
• antiobscenity