obnoxious
Americanadjective
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highly objectionable or offensive; odious.
obnoxious behavior.
- Antonyms:
- delightful
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annoying or objectionable due to being a show-off or attracting undue attention to oneself.
an obnoxious little brat.
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Archaic. exposed or liable to harm, evil, or anything objectionable.
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Obsolete. liable to punishment or censure; reprehensible.
adjective
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extremely unpleasant
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obsolete exposed to harm, injury, etc
Related Words
See hateful.
Other Word Forms
- obnoxiously adverb
- obnoxiousness noun
- unobnoxious adjective
- unobnoxiously adverb
Etymology
Origin of obnoxious
First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin obnoxiōsus “harmful,” equivalent to ob- “to, toward, against,” + noxiōsus “harmful”; ob-, noxious
Example Sentences
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“Am I liable if I can’t get this done right now? Between Christmas and New Year’s? It’s just the most obnoxious, disgusting behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times
From fleets of private trailers to personal chefs and sprawling entourages, Bollywood stars' "obnoxious" demands are driving up production costs and putting a strain on the Indian film industry's finances, insiders say.
From Barron's
“So we built this house, and it was all designed around this chandelier that we found so obnoxious, that we had in a previous house.”
From MarketWatch
Will the “brilliant, fierce, obnoxious” Shona survive the assignment?
He hasn’t seen ads but “if it becomes obnoxious, that would be a concern.”
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