What is the meaning of obscene?

Designed to incite to indecency or lust. "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene-Margaret Mead
Offensive to the mind.
- usage: "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
- synonyms: abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive
Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.
- usage: "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
- synonyms: lewd, raunchy, salacious

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