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   Ob·scene

   /əbˈsēn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency: "obscene jokes" Similar pornographicindecentsalacioussmuttylewdrudedirtyfilthyvulgarfoulcoarsecrudegrossvilenastydisgustingoffensiveshamelessimmoralimproperimmodestimpureindecorousindelicateunwholesomescabrousoff colorlubriciousrisquéribaldbawdysuggestivetitillatingracyeroticcarnalsensualsexylasciviouslecherouslicentiouslibidinousgoatishdegeneratedepravedamoraldebaucheddissoluteprurientscatologicalprofaneinformal:bluepornpornoX-ratedtriple-XXXXraunchysicknear the knucklefruitysaucyeuphemistic:adultrare:ithyphallicFescennineCyprianOpposite puredecent
   • ▪ offensive to moral principles; repugnant: "using animals' skins for fur coats is obscene" Similar shockingscandalousvilefoulatrociousoutrageousheinouswickedevilodiousabhorrentabominabledisgustinghideousrepugnantrepulsiverevoltingrepellentobnoxiousoffensiveobjectionableloathsomehatefulnauseatingsickeningawfuldreadfulterriblefrightfulghastlyarchaic:disgustfulloathly

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French obscène or Latin obscaenus ‘ill-omened or abominable’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsceneObscene Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of OBSCENE is disgusting to the senses : repulsive. How to use obscene in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obscene.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBSCENE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBSCENE definition: 1. offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › obsceneOBSCENE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Obscene definition: offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved. See examples of OBSCENE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obsceneObscene - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Obscene describes something that is morally offensive in a sexual way. It's never a good idea to use obscene language at school.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › obsceneOBSCENE Synonyms: 224 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for OBSCENE: pornographic, vulgar, foul, nasty, filthy, gross, dirty, indecent; Antonyms of OBSCENE: wholesome, decent, clean, puritanical, prudish, proper, correct, Victorian.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › obsceneOBSCENE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   OBSCENE meaning: 1. relating to sex in a way that is unpleasant or shocking: 2. An obscene amount of something is…. Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › obsceneObscene - definition of obscene by The Free Dictionary

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   1. offensive or outrageous to accepted standards of decency or modesty. 2. (Law) law (of publications) having a tendency to deprave or corrupt. 3. disgusting; repellent: an obscene massacre. [C16: from Latin obscēnus inauspicious, perhaps related to caenum filth] obˈscenely adv.