Obscene
11obscene — [[t]ɒbsi͟ːn[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED 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. I m not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene... He …
12obscene — by Paul A. Taylor I think like a girl takes off her dress. At the extreme, thought is impudence, obscenity even (Bataille, in Surya, 1987: 8). The totalitarian semiotic order Baudrillard s theory so resolutely opposes creates a… …
13OBSCÈNE — adj. des deux genres Qui blesse ouvertement, qui révolte la pudeur. Paroles obscènes. Mot obscène. Chanson obscène. Livre obscène, qui fait naître des pensées obscènes. Geste obscène. Peinture, image obscène. Il se dit aussi des Personnes. C’est… …
14obscene — ob|scene [əbˈsi:n] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: Latin obscenus] 1.) relating to sex in a way that is shocking and offensive →↑rude ▪ Bradford made an obscene gesture . ▪ obscene phone calls (=calls from an unknown person saying… …
15OBSCÈNE — adj. des deux genres Qui blesse la pudeur. Paroles obscènes. Mot obscène. Ce poëte est obscène. Chanson obscène. Peinture, image obscène. Il y a quelque chose d obscène dans ce tableau. Cela laisse des idées obscènes …
16obscene — adjective 1 dealing with sex in a socially unacceptable and offensive way; indecent (1): The condemned man made an obscene gesture at the jury. | obscene publications | obscene phone calls (=from an unknown person saying obscene things) 2… …
17obscene — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin obscenus, obscaenus Date: 1593 1. disgusting to the senses ; repulsive 2. a. abhorrent to morality or virtue; specifically designed to incite to lust or depravity b. containing or being language… …
18obscene — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ consider sth, deem sth ▪ The book was declared obscene. ADVERB ▪ really …
19obscene — adj. obscene to + inf. (it s obscene to make such a comparison) * * * [əb siːn] obscene to + inf. (it s obscene to make such a comparison) …
20obscene — ob|scene [ ab sin ] adjective 1. ) offensive in a sexual way: He was fined for making an obscene gesture at the umpire. obscene videos 2. ) so unfair or immoral that you feel angry: The amount of money that some people earn is positively obscene …
