indecency
noun /ɪnˈdiːsnsi/
/ɪnˈdiːsnsi/
(plural indecencies)
- [uncountable] behaviour that is thought to be morally or sexually offensive
- He was appalled by the indecency of their songs.
- an act of gross indecency (= in the past, a sexual act that was a criminal offence)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gross
- public
- broadcast
- …
- an act of indecency
- [countable, usually singular] an indecent act, expression, etc.
- He shouted indecencies at anyone who passed.