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- pronunciation:
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sin
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
offensive to accepted views of morality and decency, or to one's own sense of morality and decency.
The provocative movie was banned in some countries as it was considered obscene.It is obscene what these executives pay themselves when you consider how little they pay their workers.
- synonyms:
- immoral, indecent, profane, vile, vulgar
- antonyms:
- clean, decent
- similar words:
- bawdy, blue, degenerate, dirty, foul, immodest, improper, indelicate, nasty, offensive, ribald, scandalous, shameless, smutty
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| definition 2: |
designed to provoke sexual excitement.
He enjoys obscene literature.- synonyms:
- lewd, pornographic, prurient, salacious
- similar words:
- blue, dirty, erotic, filthy, foul, indecent, lascivious, lecherous, licentious, lubricious, provocative, raunchy, smutty, vile
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| definition 3: |
hateful or disgusting to the senses or one's tastes; repulsive.
The wedding reception was an obscene display of wealth.- synonyms:
- abominable, disgusting, repugnant, repulsive, vulgar
- similar words:
- distasteful, indecent, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive, rank, revolting
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| related words: |
bawdy, lewd, naughty, off-color, outrageous, racy, scurrilous, sensual |
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| derivations: |
obscenely (adv.), obsceneness (n.) |
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