obscene

ob·scene  (b-sn, b-)

adj.

1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty.

2. Inciting lustful feelings; lewd.

3. Repulsive; disgusting: "The way he writes about the disease that killed her is simply obscene" (Michael Korda).

4. So large in amount as to be objectionable or outrageous: "local merchants in nearby stores get hammered by stratospheric rents and obscene taxes" (Joe Queenan).

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[Latin obscnus.]

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ob·scenely adv.

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obscene [əbˈsiːn]

adj

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

[from Latin obscēnus inauspicious, perhaps related to caenum filth]

obscenely  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	obscene - designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
	2.	obscene - offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
	3.	obscene - suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" lewd, raunchy, salacious dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"

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obscene

adjective

1. indecent, dirty, offensive, gross, foul, coarse, filthy, vile, improper, immoral, pornographic, suggestive, blue, loose, shameless, lewd, depraved, X-rated (informal), bawdy, salacious, prurient, impure, lascivious, smutty, ribald, unwholesome, scabrous, immodest, licentious, indelicate, unchaste I'm no prude, but I think these photos are obscene.
indecent seemly, pure, decent, proper, modest, refined, respectable, chaste, inoffensive, decorous

2. offensive, shocking, evil, disgusting, outrageous, revolting, sickening, vile, wicked, repellent, atrocious, obnoxious, heinous, nauseating, odious, loathsome, abominable, detestable It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food.

Translations

obscene [əbˈsiːn]

A. ADJ

1. (= indecent) [gesture, language, remark] → obsceno, soez; [phone call, act] → obsceno, indecente

2. (= shocking) [profit, salary] → escandaloso

B. CPD obscene publication N (Jur) → publicación f pornográfica
Obscene Publications Act N (Brit) (Jur) → ley f de las publicaciones pornográficas
Obscene Publications Squad N (Brit) → brigada f en contra de las publicaciones pornográficas

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obscene [əbˈsiːn] adj

[language, photo, phone call] → obscène

(= illegal) → obscène

(= shocking) → indécent(e)
It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food → C'était indécent de dépenser des millions pour produire des aliments dont nul ne voulait.

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obscene

adj → obszön; word, picture, book also → unzüchtig; language, joke also → zotig; gesture, posture, thought also → schamlos, unzüchtig; (non-sexually: = repulsive) → ekelerregend; prices, demands → unverschämt; obscene publication → Veröffentlichung f → mit pornografischem Inhalt; Obscene Publications Act (Brit) Gesetz über die Veröffentlichung pornografischen Materials; this colour scheme is positively obscene → diese Farbzusammenstellung widert einen an or ist widerlich

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obscene [əbˈsiːn] adj → osceno/a

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obscene

adj obscene [əbˈsiːn]

disgusting, especially sexually obscene photographs. obseen, onsedelik, smerig خَلاعي، فاحِش неприличен oplzlý modbydelig obszön άσεμνος, πρόστυχος obsceno nilbe زشت؛ مستهجن rivo obscène גַס असभ्य, अश्लील opscen, nepristojan trágár jorok klámfenginn osceno わいせつな 외설의 nepadorus, nešvankus nepieklājīgs, piedauzīgs lucah obsceen uanstendig, griset, pornografisk sprośny obsceno obscen непристойный oplzlý opolzek lascivan oanständig, motbjudande, obscen ลามก müstehcen, açık saçık 淫穢的 непристойний, неподобний فحش tục tĩu 淫秽的

adv obˈscenely

onsedelike, smerige بِخَلاعَه неприлично nemravně modbydeligt obszön πρόστυχα obscenamente nilbelt بطور مستهجن rivosti obscènement בְּגַסוּת असभ्यता, अश्लीलता opsceno, nepristojno szemérmetlenül, trágárul secara jorok á klámfenginn hátt oscenamente わいせつに 외설스럽게 nepadoriai, nešvankiai nepieklājīgi, piedauzīgi lucah obsceen uanstendig, griset sprośnie obscenamente obscen непристойно, неприлично oplzlo opolzko lascivno oanständigt, obscent อย่างลามก müstehcen bir şekilde 淫穢地 непристойно بےحيائي سے một cách tục tĩu 淫秽地

n obscenity [-ˈse-]

an obscene act or word(s) He shouted obscenities at the police. obseniteit, خَلاعَه، فُحْش، بَذاءَه сквернословие nemravnosti modbydelighed; sjofelhed Obszönitäten (pl.) χυδαιότητα, αισχρολογία obscenidad rõvedus حرف یا عمل وقیح و ناپسند rivous obscénité נִיבּוּל פֶּה अश्लील, असभ्य वर्तन या शब्द nepristojnost, opscenost trágárság kejorokan klámfengi; klúryrði oscenità わいせつ 외설, 음란 nešvankybė neķītrība, piedauzība kelucahan obsceniteit utukt, uanstendighet, griseprat świństwo, sprośność obscenidade obscenitate непристойность oplzlosť opolzkost lascivnost oanständighet, obscenitet ความลามก müstehcenlik 淫穢 непристойність فحاشيت، بے حيائي sự tục tĩu 淫秽

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obscene → فاحش obscénní sjofel obszön άσεμνος obsceno rivo obscène opscen osceno 猥褻な 음탕한 obsceen uanstendig nieprzyzwoity obsceno непристойный oanständig ลามก açık saçık tục tĩu 淫秽的