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   obscene

   /əbˈsiːn/

   adjective

   • 1. (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency: "obscene jokes" Similar pornographicindecentsalacioussmuttylewdrudedirtyfilthyvulgarfoulcoarsecrudegrossvilenastydisgustingoffensiveshamelessimmoralimproperimmodestimpureindecorousindelicateunwholesomescabrousoff colourlubriciousrisquéribaldbawdysuggestivetitillatingracyeroticcarnalsensualsexylasciviouslecherouslicentiouslibidinousgoatishdegeneratedepravedamoraldebaucheddissoluteprurientscatologicalprofaneinformal:bluepornpornoX-ratedtriple-XXXXraunchysicknear the knucklefruitysaucyeuphemistic:adultrare:ithyphallicFescennineCyprianOpposite puredecent
   • ▪ offending against 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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obscenityObscenity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of OBSCENITY is the quality or state of being obscene. How to use obscenity in a sentence.

4. 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.

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

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBSCENE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you because it relates to sex or violence in an unpleasant and shocking way.

7. 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.

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] obˈscenelyadv.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishobscene adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   extremely large in size or amount in a way that most people find unacceptable and offensive synonym outrageous. He earns an obscene amount of money. It's obscene to spend so much on food when millions are starving. Word Origin. See obscene in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: obscene.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOBSCENE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryOBSCENE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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    If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you because it relates to sex or violence in a way that you think is unpleasant and shocking. I'm not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene.