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10 Language-to-English DictionariesObscene
/əbˈsiːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Offensive to moral principles, decency, or accepted standards of modesty, especially by dealing with sexual matters in a indecent way.
"The committee reviewed the novel and deemed several chapters too obscene for general publication." - 2
Extremely or outrageously large, unfair, or reprehensible.
"The CEO received an obscene bonus while the company was laying off hundreds of workers."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'obscenus', meaning offensive, repulsive, or inauspicious, possibly from 'ob-' (against) plus 'scaenus' (stage). Entering English in the late 16th century, it initially retained its broader sense of foul or abhorrent before shifting primarily toward matters relating to sexual impropriety and offensive public morality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obscene" is said worldwide
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obscène
Transliteration: obsɛn
"Ce film contient des images obscènes."
obszön
Transliteration: ɔpˈsøːn
"Er machte eine obszöne Geste."
osceno
Transliteration: oˈʃɛːno
"Il linguaggio usato nel discorso era del tutto osceno."
obsceno
Transliteration: obˈseno
"El libro fue prohibido por considerarse obsceno."
obsceno
Transliteration: obˈse.nu
"Ele fez comentários obscenos durante a reunião."
अक्टूबर
Transliteration: ashlil
Script: अशील
"उसने सार्वजनिक रूप से अशील भाषा का प्रयोग किया।"
淫秽的
Transliteration: yín huì de
"这部电影包含一些淫秽镜头。"
외설스러운
Transliteration: oesolseureoun
"그는 외설스러운 표현으로 비난을 받았다."
わいせつな
Transliteration: waisetsuna
Script: 猥褻な
"その雑誌にはわいせつな記事が掲載されていた。"
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