Meaning Of The Word Obscene

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obscene
adjective: If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you because it relates to sex or violence in a way that you think is unpleasant and shocking.
adjective: In legal contexts, books, pictures, or films which are judged obscene are illegal because they deal with sex or violence in a way that is considered offensive to the general public.

obscene in American English
offensive to one's feelings, or to prevailing notions, of modesty or decency; lewd
adjective: offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved

obscene in British English
adjective: offensive or outrageous to accepted standards of decency or modesty

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