Obscene — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

designed to incite to indecency or lust; -Margaret Mead

offensive to the mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbsˈiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbsˈiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbsˈiːn/

2 syllables Say it as /əbsˈiːn/.

Examples

the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene
an abhorrent deed
the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raunchy salacious detestable lewd repugnant repulsive abhorrent

Parts of Speech

adjective	designed to incite to indecency or lust; -Margaret Mead “the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene”
adjective	offensive to the mind “an abhorrent deed”
adjective	suggestive of or tending to moral looseness “lewd whisperings of a dirty old man”

Word Forms

obscenity	noun	the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
abhorrence	noun	hate coupled with disgust
abhor	verb	find repugnant
repugnance	noun	intense aversion
repulsiveness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
repel	verb	fill with distaste
lewdness	noun	the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
raunch	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement
salaciousness	noun	the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
salacity	noun	the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

obszön

entworfen, um Unanständigkeit oder Lust anzuregen; -Margaret Mead

🇫🇷French

obscène

conçu pour inciter à l'indécence ou à la luxure ; -Margaret Mead

🇪🇸Spanish

obsceno

diseñado para incitar a la indecencia o la lujuria; -Margaret Mead

🇮🇹Italian

osceno

progettato per incitare all'indecenza o alla lussuria; -Margherita Mead

🇳🇱Dutch

obsceen

ontworpen om aan te zetten tot onfatsoenlijkheid of lust; -Margaret Mead

🇵🇹Portuguese

obsceno

projetado para incitar à indecência ou luxúria; -Margaret Mead

🇷🇺Russian

непристойный

предназначенные для подстрекательства к непристойному поведению или похоти; -Маргарет Мид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अश्लील बना

अभद्रता या वासना को उकसाने के लिए बनाया गया; -मार्गरेट मीड

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীল

অশ্লীলতা বা লালসার উদ্রেক করার জন্য ডিজাইন করা হয়েছে; - মার্গারেট মিড

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆபாசமான

அநாகரீகம் அல்லது காமத்தை தூண்டுவதற்காக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது; -மார்கரெட் மீட்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యకరమైన

అసభ్యత లేదా కామాన్ని ప్రేరేపించడానికి రూపొందించబడింది; -మార్గరెట్ మీడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

अश्लील

असभ्यता किंवा वासनेला उत्तेजन देण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेले; -मार्गारेट मीड

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશ્લીલ

અભદ્રતા અથવા વાસનાને ઉશ્કેરવા માટે રચાયેલ; -માર્ગારેટ મીડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶ್ಲೀಲ

ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; -ಮಾರ್ಗರೆಟ್ ಮೀಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്ലീലം

അശ്ലീലതയ്‌ക്കോ കാമത്തിനോ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കാൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്‌തിരിക്കുന്നു; - മാർഗരറ്റ് മീഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਸਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਭੜਕਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ; -ਮਾਰਗ੍ਰੇਟ ਮੀਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

فحش

بے حیائی یا ہوس کو اکسانے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا؛ -مارگریٹ میڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猥亵

旨在煽动猥亵或淫欲； ——玛格丽特·米德

🇯🇵Japanese

卑猥な

猥褻または欲望を扇動するように設計されたもの。 -マーガレット・ミード

🇰🇷Korean

역겨운

외설이나 정욕을 선동하기 위해 고안된 것; -마가렛 미드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tục tĩu

được thiết kế để kích động sự khiếm nhã hoặc ham muốn; -Margaret Mead

🇹🇭Thai

ลามก

ออกแบบมาเพื่อปลุกปั่นให้เกิดความอนาจารหรือตัณหา -มาร์กาเร็ต มี้ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

cabul

dirancang untuk menghasut ketidaksenonohan atau nafsu; -Margaret Mead

🇵🇭Filipino

malaswa

dinisenyo upang mag-udyok sa kahalayan o pagnanasa; -Margaret Mead

🇲🇾Malay

lucah

direka untuk menghasut kepada perkara yang tidak senonoh atau nafsu; -Margaret Mead

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاحشة

مصممة للتحريض على الفحشاء أو الشهوة؛ -مارغريت ميد

🇮🇷Persian

ناپسند

طراحی شده برای تحریک به فحشا یا شهوت؛ -مارگارت مید

🇹🇷Turkish

müstehcen

ahlaksızlığa veya şehvete teşvik etmek için tasarlanmış; -Margaret Mead

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְגוּנֶה

שנועד להסית למגונה או לתאווה; -מרגרט מיד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'obscene'?

The primary meaning of 'obscene' is 'designed to incite to indecency or lust; -Margaret Mead'.

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Using 'obscene' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'obscene' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'obscene' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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