Dark
Dark adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: dark deeds that resulted in the Russian czar being known to history as Ivan the Terrible
Objectionable and dark are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objectionable" instead an adjective "Dark".
Objectionable
Objectionable adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.
Dark and objectionable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Objectionable".
Nearby Word: objection
Both words in one sentence
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The Jack Chick tract "Dark Dungeons" famously ended with a bonfire scene that had people burning their Dungeons & Dragons materials (as well as other things considered religiously objectionable).
Source: Book Burning -
Invoking Leni Riefenstahl is nowadays the film buff's equivalent of Godwin's Law: if someone finds a movie's supposed political message objectionable (as with Zero Dark Thirty or American Sniper), they'll inevitably compare it to Riefenstahl's work.
Source: Hitler Ate Sugar
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