obsceneadjectivemasculineformal/ɔbʃˈsenu/mediumobs·ce·noPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionOffensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency, especially in a sexual context.The book was banned for its obscene content.He shouted obscene insults at the referee.synindecentlewdvulgarantdecentchastemodestCommon collocationsobscene materialobscene languageobscene gestureEtymologyDo latim 'obscenus' (de mau augúrio, repugnante, indecente).Related wordsobscenidadeobscenamente