Definitions for obsceneəbˈsin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•sceneəbˈsin(adj.)
offensive to morality or decency; indecent:
obscene language.
intended to stimulate sexual appetite or lust; lewd:
obscene movies.
Category: Common Vocabulary
abominable; disgusting; repulsive.
Origin of obscene:
1585–95; < L obscēnus
ob•scene′ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
obscene(adj)
designed to incite to indecency or lust
"the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive(adj)
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"
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious(adj)
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
"lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obscene(adjective)əbˈsin
offensive because of relating to sex
obscene language/pictures
obsceneəbˈsin
morally wrong or unjust
Allowing that much violence in a movie is obscene.; obscenely rich people
Wiktionary
obscene(Adjective)
Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
obscene(Adjective)
Lewd or lustful
obscene(Adjective)
Disgusting or repulsive
obscene(Adjective)
Beyond all reason
obscene(Adjective)
Liable to deprave or corrupt
Origin: Ultimately from the obscenus, obscaenus, perhaps viâ ; compare the Modern obscène.
Webster Dictionary
Obscene
offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures
Obscene
foul; fifthy; disgusting
Obscene
inauspicious; ill-omened
Translations for obscene
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- obseen, onsedelik, smerigAfrikaans

- خَلاعي، فاحِشArabic

- неприличенBulgarian

- obscenoPortuguese (BR)

- oplzlýCzech

- obszönGerman

- modbydeligDanish

- άσεμνος, πρόστυχοςGreek

- obscenoSpanish

- nilbeEstonian

- زشت؛ مستهجنFarsi

- rivoFinnish

- obscèneFrench

- גַסHebrew

- असभ्य, अश्लीलHindi

- opscen, nepristojanCroatian

- trágárHungarian

- jorokIndonesian

- klámfenginnIcelandic

- oscenoItalian

- わいせつなJapanese

- 외설의Korean

- nepadorus, nešvankusLithuanian

- nepieklājīgs, piedauzīgsLatvian

- lucahMalay

- obsceenDutch

- uanstendig, griset, pornografiskNorwegian

- sprośnyPolish

- مبتذل، زشت؛ مستهجنPersian

- لوڅ او بربنډPashto

- obscenoPortuguese

- obscenRomanian

- непристойныйRussian

- oplzlýSlovak

- opolzekSlovenian

- lascivanSerbian

- oanständig, motbjudande, obscenSwedish

- ลามกThai

- müstehcen, açık saçıkTurkish

- 淫穢的Chinese (Trad.)

- непристойний, неподобнийUkrainian

- فحشUrdu

- tục tĩuVietnamese

- 淫秽的Chinese (Simp.)

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