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Filth is defined as anything considered extremely dirty, obscene or disgusting.

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An example of filth is a room filled with cat feces.
An example of filth is what some people call pornography.

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See filth in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

disgustingly offensive dirt, garbage, etc.
anything considered as foul as this; esp., anything viewed as grossly indecent or obscene
gross moral corruption

Origin: ME < OE fylthe < base of ful (see foul) + -th

See filth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Foul or dirty matter.
b. Disgusting garbage or refuse.
A dirty or corrupt condition; foulness.
Something, such as language or printed matter, considered obscene, prurient, or immoral.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English fȳlth; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots

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