obscene

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obscene

A man made an obscene gesture at the passing car.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Offensive to accepted standards of decency or morality: "obscene" describes something that is deeply offensive to prevailing notions of what is decent or proper, often relating to sexual matters.
    • Repulsive, disgusting, or abhorrent: "obscene" can also describe something that is shockingly excessive, unfair, or morally repugnant, often provoking a feeling of disgust.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The film was banned for containing obscene content. (The film was prohibited because it included material considered deeply offensive to public decency.)
    • The company's executives received obscene bonuses while laying off thousands of workers. (The executives received bonuses that were shockingly excessive and morally repugnant given the context.)
    • He was arrested for making obscene phone calls. (He was taken into custody for making telephone calls with sexually offensive language.)
Advanced Usage
  • "obscene gesture": a hand or body movement considered extremely rude or offensive.
    • The player was fined for making an obscene gesture at the referee.
  • "obscene wealth/profits": used to describe an amount of money or profit that is shockingly and offensively large, often in an unethical context.
    • The corporation made obscene profits by exploiting cheap labor.
Variants and Related Words
  • Obscenity (n): the state or quality of being obscene; an obscene word, action, or object.
    • He was charged with public obscenity.
  • Obscenely (adv): in an obscene manner; to an obscene degree.
    • The meal was obscenely expensive.
Synonyms
  • Lewd: crude and offensive in a sexual way.
  • Indecent: not conforming with generally accepted standards of behavior, especially in relation to sexual matters.
  • Salacious: having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
  • Repulsive: arousing intense distaste or disgust.
  • Abhorrent: inspiring disgust and loathing.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "An obscenity of [something]": used to emphasize the shocking excess of something, often wealth or waste.
    • The mansion was an obscenity of opulence in a city of poverty.
  • "Cry/scream/shout obscenities": to yell extremely offensive or profane words.
    • The angry driver leaned out his window and screamed obscenities.
obscene

A man made an obscene gesture at the passing car.

Adjective
  1. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
    • lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
    • an indecent gesture
    • obscene telephone calls
    • salacious limericks
  2. 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
  3. designed to incite to indecency or lust
    • the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene-Margaret Mead

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