Definitions for obnoxiousness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•nox•ious*əbˈnɒk ʃəs(adj.)
highly objectionable or offensive.
Archaic. exposed or liable to harm.
* Syn: See hateful.
Origin of obnoxious:
1575–85; < L obnoxius accountable, liable, subject to, of uncert. der.; E sense influenced by assoc. with L noxius harmful, noxious
ob•nox′ious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
hatefulness, obnoxiousness, objectionableness(noun)
the quality of being hateful
Wiktionary
obnoxiousness(Noun)
The characteristic of being obnoxious.
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