obnoxious
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obnoxious
- /əbˈnɒkʃəs/ UK
- /ɒb-/ UK
- /əbˈnɑkʃəs/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /əbˈnɒkʃəs/ Canada, dialectal
- /əbˈnɔkʃəs/ Australia
adjective more obnoxious · most obnoxious · obnoctious
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Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
Similar: aggravating, aggy, annoying, wretched, displeasing, bothersome, chagrining, cruddy, douchetastic, douchey, drippy, gittish · Opposite: unobnoxious, acceptable, agreeable, amiable, charming, comely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, welcome
- Unjustly disagreeable, argumentative or objectionable; brazenly rude. He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
- Exposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury. [T]he reſidence and the ſingle liuinges of miniſters preſume not onely to annihilate the ſolemne ordinations of ſuch as the Church muſt of force admit, but alſo to vrge a kinde of vniuerſall proſcription againſt them, to ſet dovvne articles to dravv commiſſions, and almoſt to name themſelues of the
- Causing harm or injury; harmful, hurtful, injurious. It [the crocodile] is the moſt obnoxious of all ſea monſters, […]
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Deserving of blame or punishment; blameworthy, guilty.
And they dreſſed and prepard Hierome of Prage, an oath, in the Councell of Conſtance, by vvhich he muſt ſvveare, freely, voluntarily, (or elſe bee burned) and ſimplie, and vvithout condition, To aſſent to that Church, in all things, but eſpecially in the Doctrines of the Keyes, and Eccleſiaſtick imm
Similar: reprehensible
- Under the authority or power of someone; subject, subordinate; hence, deferential, submissive, subservient. [M]ost of them (the fellowes) being sneaking and obnoxious, they did run rather with the temper of the warden, than stand against him, to keep themselves in and enjoy their comfortable importances.
- Followed by to: likely to do something. [O]ur corruption novv is more obnoxious and apter to admitte and inuite ſuch poyſonous ingredients, and temporall reſpects, then in thoſe purer times, […]
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Closest in meaning: offensive, objectionable, unpleasant, annoying, outrageous, horrible, horrifying, dreadful, horrific, brutal, distressing, vicious, appalling, atrocious, terrible, egregious
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adj extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious
| Español | obnoxio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 忌まわしい imawashii, 嫌 iya |
| 中文 | 煩人 /烦人 fánrén, 賤 /贱 jiàn, 討厭 /讨厌 tǎoyàn |
| Português | obnóxio, desagradável, engraçadinho, insuportável |
| Français | désagréable, exécrable, odieux |
| Deutsch | abscheulich, anstößig, unausstehlich, unerträglich, widerlich, widerwärtig |
| Italiano | detestabile, odioso, ripugnante, rivoltante |
| Ελληνικά | αποκρουστικός apokroustikós |
| Română | dezagreabil, grețos, insuportabil, neplăcut, nesuferit, odios |
| Русский | омерзи́тельный omerzítelʹnyj, отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, проти́вный protívnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | câng |
| العربية | بَغِيض baḡīḍ, ذَمِيم ḏamīm, هَجُوم hajūm, مُزْعِج muzʕij |
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title = {obnoxious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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