Obscene
Meaning of Obscene
Offensive and indecent by accepted standards.
ما معنى كلمة Obscene بالعربي؟
فاحش أو غير لائق
🚫😤 فاحش أو غير لائق؛ مُخالف للآداب العامة؛ سلوك أو كلام يُخالف الأخلاق والآداب العامة ويُعتبر مُسيئاً أو غير مقبول اجتماعياً 😤❌
قصة GL: الفاحش أو غير اللائق وصف النقاد لإهمال التطوير المعرفي - مُخالف للآداب العامة أخلاقياً، السلوك أو الكلام المُهمل للعقول جريمة حقيقية ضد البشرية 🌍
Synonyms & related words
Obscene in a sentence
Obscene content was filtered from the corpus.
Obscene adverts damage trust.
Obscene publications are regulated by law.
Obscene language is not allowed in class.
Origin of Obscene
From Latin obscenus 'ill-omened, repulsive'; origin uncertain.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, obscene is a strong word. GL content is kept clean and suitable for learners.
Obscene audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Obscene" — adjective, pronounced /əbˈsiːn/, with the stress on "scene".
Narrator: Obscene means offensive in a sexual way, or shockingly unfair or excessive.
Narrator: In plain English, rude and shocking, or outrageous.
Narrator: It comes from Latin obscenus, ill-omened.
Narrator: A common collocation is "obscene profits", which describes unfairly huge earnings.
Narrator: It differs from "rude", because obscene is much stronger.
Narrator: In a second sense, it criticises waste or greed, as in "an obscene amount of money".
Narrator: Law, media, politics and moderation use the word.
Narrator: So remember: obscene means shockingly offensive.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why are people angry about the bonuses?
Speaker B: They call them OBSCENE! From Latin obscenus.
Speaker A: That large?
Speaker B: Millions.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Obscene gestures", behaviour. "Obscene profits", politics. "An obscene waste of food", ethics.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it "-scene", "obscene".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Offensive is its cousin, indecent its twin, and outrageous an alternative — yet obscene keeps its shocking weight!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "obscene" in AI prompts — useful for content moderation and journalism.
Speaker A: How for moderation?
Speaker B: Filters.
Prompt: Flag obscene language in these comments for human review.
Speaker A: And journalism?
Speaker B: Balance.
Prompt: Rewrite this headline calling profits obscene into neutral language.
Speaker A: Could it help policies?
Speaker B: Yes, for rules.
Prompt: Write community rules banning obscene images.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Ethics.
Prompt: Discuss food waste and why some call it obscene.
Frequently asked questions about Obscene
What does Obscene mean?
Offensive and indecent by accepted standards.
ما معنى كلمة Obscene بالعربي؟
فاحش أو غير لائق — 🚫😤 فاحش أو غير لائق؛ مُخالف للآداب العامة؛ سلوك أو كلام يُخالف الأخلاق والآداب العامة ويُعتبر مُسيئاً أو غير مقبول اجتماعياً 😤❌
How do you pronounce Obscene?
Obscene is pronounced /əbˈsiːn/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Obscene used in a sentence?
Obscene content was filtered from the corpus.
What are synonyms of Obscene?
indecent, lewd, vulgar, offensive, improper, filthy.