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obnoxiousness

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

noun

  1. the quality of being obnoxious.


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It added fun features and tried to reduce obnoxiousness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

“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

Logan wants to limit his regrets to some of his minor recent obnoxiousness.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2023

Or has it magnified the obnoxiousness of already obnoxious people?

From Slate Feb. 20, 2020

"They are so newly-wed that they still spoon publicly—which is disgraceful, of course, but reduces the obnoxiousness of chaperons."

From The Tyranny of Weakness by Stahr, Paul

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