ob·scene

(ŏb-sēn′, əb-)

adj.

a. Offensive to accepted standards of decency.

b. Law Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.

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

b. So extreme in amount as to be objectionable or outrageous: "hammered by stratospheric rents and obscene taxes" (Joe Queenan).

[Latin obscēnus.]

ob·scene′ly 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.

[C16: from Latin obscēnus inauspicious, perhaps related to caenum filth]

obˈscenely adv

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ob•scene

(əbˈsin)

adj.

1. offensive to morality or decency; indecent: obscene language.

2. intended to stimulate sexual appetite or lust; lewd: obscene movies.

3. abominable; disgusting; repulsive.

[1585–95; < Latin obscēnus]

ob•scene′ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

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.

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obscene

adjective

1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:

barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.

Slang: raunchy.

2. Beyond all reason:

outrageous, preposterous, ridiculous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable.

Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight.

Translations

خَلاعي، فاحِشفَاحِشٌ

obscénní

modbydeligsjofel

rivo

opscen

klámfenginn

osceno parolaccia oscenit...

猥褻な

음탕한

nešvankiainešvankybė

nepieklājīgs, piedauzīgs

obsceen

pornografisk uanstendig

nieprzyzwoity

obsceno

непристойный

oanständig

ลามก

açık saçık müstehcen

tục tĩu

淫秽的

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.

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

obscene

(əbˈsiːn) adjective

disgusting, especially sexually. obscene photographs.

obˈscenely adverb

obscenity (-ˈse-) – plural obˈscenities – noun

an obscene act or word(s). He shouted obscenities at the police.

obscene

→ فَاحِشٌ 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