indecencies
Breaches of decorum
Indecencies are acts or expressions that violate standards of modesty or propriety—things considered inappropriate for public display or polite company.
The word covers a range from minor improprieties to serious offenses: The film was cited for various indecencies, He was arrested for public indecencies.
What counts as indecent shifts with time and place.
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
smut · bawdiness · raunchiness · ribaldry · foulness · grossness · filthiness · sleaze
Unsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- breachBreaking of agreement
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- misbehaviorImproper or unruly conduct
scandal · taboo · faux pas · gaffe · misconduct · violation · infraction · inappropriateness
obscenity
Indecent word or act
coarseness · smut · bawdiness · raunchiness · ribaldry · foulness · grossness · filthiness · sleaze · tawdriness
impropriety
Unsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- breachBreaking of agreement
- offenseViolation or umbrage
misbehavior · scandal · taboo · faux pas · gaffe · misconduct · violation · infraction · inappropriateness · indelicacy
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
offend · disgust · repulse · revulsion · dismay · disturb · disconcert · unsettle · affront · uproar
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Standards of acceptable conduct
proprieties · propriety · decency · decorum · seemliness
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Abstaining from sexual activity
purity · virtuousness · innocence · wholesomeness · cleanness
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