What is "obscene" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does obscene mean in English? Meaning of obscene definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "obscene" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "obscene": designed to incite to indecency or lust

Adjective

  • Meaning: designed to incite to indecency or lust
  • Example: the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene
  • Synonyms: obscene
  • Similar: indecent
  • Meaning of "obscene": offensive to the mind

    Adjective

  • Meaning: offensive to the mind
  • Example: an abhorrent deed the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee morally repugnant customs repulsive behavior the most repulsive character in recent novels
  • Synonyms: abhorrent detestable obscene repugnant repulsive
  • Similar: offensive
  • Meaning of "obscene": suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

    Adjective

  • Meaning: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  • Example: lewd whisperings of a dirty old man an indecent gesture obscene telephone calls salacious limericks
  • Synonyms: lewd obscene raunchy salacious
  • Similar: dirty
  • Adjective: Offensive to current standards of decency or moralityLewd or lustfulDisgusting or repulsiveBeyond all reasonLiable to deprave or corrupt
  • Synonyms:

    improper, pornographic, profane, disgusting, repugnant, outrageous, suggestive, nasty, coarse, horrible, crude, scatological, shocking, lewd, bawdy, salacious, X-rated, atrocious, barnyard, blue, dirty, evil, filthy, foul, gross, heinous, hideous, immodest, impure, lascivious, licentious, loathsome, loose, lustful, noisome, prurient, rank, raunchy, raw, repellent, ribald, scabrous, scurrilous, shameless, sickening, smutty, unclean, unwholesome, vile, wanton, wicked, unchaste, porno,

    Antonyms:

    moral, pleasant, pleasing, friendly, magnificent, wonderful, proper, decent, formal, good, clean, nice, gentle, refined, sophisticated, innocent, pure, upright,

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    obscene in English: obscene
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