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Definitions for obnoxious
əbˈnɒk ʃəsob·nox·ious

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. objectionable, obnoxiousadjective

    causing disapproval or protest

    "a vulgar and objectionable person"

Wiktionary

  1. obnoxiousadjective

    Very annoying, offensive, odious or contemptible.

    Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.

  2. obnoxiousadjective

    exposed to harm or injury.

  3. Etymology: From obnoxiosus, from obnoxius, from ob + noxia.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. OBNOXIOUSnoun

    Etymology: obnoxius, Latin.

    I propound a character of justice in a middle form, between the speculative discourses of philosophers, and the writings of lawyers, which are tied and obnoxious to their particular laws. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

    All are obnoxious, and this faulty land,
    Like fainting Hester, does before you stand,
    Watching your sceptre. Edmund Waller.

    We know ourselves obnoxious to God’s severe justice, and that he is a God of mercy and hateth sin; and therefore that we might not have the least suspicion of his unwillingness to forgive, he hath sent his only begotten son into the world, by his dismal sufferings and cursed death, to expiate our offences. Edmund Calamy, Sermons.

    Thy name, O Varus, if the kinder pow’rs
    Preserve our plains, and shield the Mantuan tow’rs,
    Obnoxious by Cremona’s neighb’ring crime,
    The wings of swans, and stronger pinion’d rhyme
    Shall raise aloft. Dryd.

    Long hostility had made their friendship weak in itself, and more obnoxious to jealousies and distrusts. John Hayward.

    But what will not ambition and revenge
    Descend to? who aspires, must down as low
    As high he soar’d; obnoxious first or last,
    To basest things. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    Beasts lie down,
    To dews obnoxious on the grassy floor. Dryden.

Wikipedia

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  1. obnoxious

    Obnoxious is commonly defined as behavior or attitudes that are extremely unpleasant, offensive, or irritating to others. It refers to people who often display offensive and disruptive conduct, intentionally causing annoyance or provoking others in a socially unacceptable way.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obnoxiousadjective

    subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to

  2. Obnoxiousadjective

    liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy

  3. Obnoxiousadjective

    offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs

  4. Etymology: [L. obnoxius; ob (see Ob-) + noxius hurtful. See Noxious.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Obnoxious

    ob-nok′shus, adj. liable to hurt or punishment: exposed to: guilty: blameworthy: offensive: subject: answerable.—adv. Obnox′iously.—n. Obnox′iousness. [L.,—ob, before, noxa, hurt.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obnoxious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obnoxious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of obnoxious in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Pack:

    It's a tragedy when people will defend the use of harmful drugs, alcohol, sex, obnoxious parties, but they won't defend integrity and justice.

  2. Stu Strachan:

    The reality is, unless you’re a pastor you have no idea what it’s like to be a pastor, it sounds obnoxious, but it’s true, and it calls upon every aspect of who you are as a person. You are always on call, and more and more roles are foisted upon pastors. They’re not just studying God’s word, praying, visiting the congregation, they’re expected to be CEO, CFO types who cast vision, manage staff, create strategic partnerships. There is a lot of burnout.

  3. Rosalind Wiseman:

    Mainstream media is portraying girls at younger ages who are mimicking the worst of obnoxious, stereotypical girl behavior ... rolling eyes, moving the hips around, being catty, so what girls are getting is that by 8 or 9, this is sort of a 'normal' way to act.

  4. Kevin Gillespie:

    Gunshow is brash and masculine and over the top. And it doesn't care whether you like it in many ways. And it's kind of obnoxious, and it's very much me, revival is much more gracious. It's your grandmother's home, and she's going to do anything she can to make you happy and get you fed.

  5. Raj Dasgupta:

    We're talking loud, obnoxious snoring, the type that would drown out conversations or be heard through closed doors, some of the very descriptive bed partners of my patients with obstructive sleep apnea describe their partners' snores as listening to a' dying bear' or a scene from' Jurassic Park,'.

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  • مزعج، هجوم، بغيض، أو ذميمArabic
  • отвратителенBulgarian
  • abscheulich, anstößig, widerwärtig, unausstehlich, unerträglich, widerlichGerman
  • αποκρουστικόςGreek
  • detestable, odioso, desagradable, odiosa, inhalagüeñoSpanish
  • sietämätön, inhottava, vastenmielinen, ärsyttäväFinnish
  • désagréable, odieux, ennuyeuxFrench
  • obnóxioGalician
  • अप्रियHindi
  • ellenszenvesHungarian
  • burukIndonesian
  • odioso, ripugnante, detestabileItalian
  • מְגוּנ� הHebrew
  • 嫌, 忌まわしいJapanese
  • საზიზღარიGeorgian
  • ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರKannada
  • obnoxiumLatin
  • vervelend, onuitstaanbaar, onaangenaam, weerzinwekkendDutch
  • utålelig, ufyseligNorwegian
  • nieznośny, obraźliwy, okropny, przykry, wstrętnyPolish
  • insuportável, desagradávelPortuguese
  • nesuferit, respingător, dezagreabil, insuportabil, neplăcut, grețosRomanian
  • омерзительный, отвратительныйRussian
  • odbojan, odvratan, odiozanSerbo-Croatian
  • motbjudande, förhatlig, avskyvärd, vidrigSwedish
  • iğrençTurkish
  • неприємнийUkrainian
  • 厭惡Chinese

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