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obnoxiousness

American  
[uhb-nahk-shuhs-nis] / əbˈnɑk ʃəs nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality of being obnoxious.


Example Sentences

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It added fun features and tried to reduce obnoxiousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The more an image proliferates in the world, the more nagging it is, and naturally, our brains twist these repetitive ideas into humor to blunt their obnoxiousness.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

We also know that the stock can go back up rapidly without Musk dialing back his obnoxiousness or giving up his other projects.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2025

“I love the overlap between me and Alice, the queerness, the Asianness and just like the loudness, the kind of recklessness almost, you know? The obnoxiousness and also the unapologetic ness,” Cola said in January.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

When we were mining, we lived in separate tents, so as not to intrude our obnoxiousness on each other.

From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.