TOP

Definition of indecency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

indecency

noun
 
/ɪnˈdiːsnsi/
 
/ɪnˈdiːsnsi/
(plural indecencies)
jump to other results
  1. [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)
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gross
    • public
    • broadcast
    phrases
    • an act of indecency
    See full entry
  2. [countable, usually singular] an indecent act, expression, etc.
    • He shouted indecencies at anyone who passed.
See indecency in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 3000
B1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day