Definitions for obstreperousness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•strep•er•ousəbˈstrɛp ər əs(adj.)
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
noisy, clamorous, or boisterous:
obstreperous children.
Origin of obstreperous:
1590–1600; < L obstreperus clamorous akin to obstrepere to make a noise at (ob-ob - +strepere to rattle)
ob•strep′er•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obstreperousness(noun)
noisy defiance
Wiktionary
obstreperousness(Noun)
The quality of being obstreperous.
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