What does obnoxious mean?
Definitions for obnoxious
əbˈnɒk ʃəsob·nox·ious
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Princeton's WordNet
objectionable, obnoxiousadjective
causing disapproval or protest
"a vulgar and objectionable person"
Wiktionary
obnoxiousadjective
Very annoying, offensive, odious or contemptible.
Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
obnoxiousadjective
exposed to harm or injury.
Etymology: From obnoxiosus, from obnoxius, from ob + noxia.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Obnoxiousadjective
subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to
Obnoxiousadjective
liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy
Obnoxiousadjective
offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs
Etymology: [L. obnoxius; ob (see Ob-) + noxius hurtful. See Noxious.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obnoxious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obnoxious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of obnoxious in a Sentence
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
He came up to me and said, ‘I’m Dustin — burp — Hoffman,’ and he put his hand on my breast, what an obnoxious pig, I thought.
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.
Donald Trump is Donald Trump and Donald Trump is obnoxious and Donald Trump is all things that women don't really want in a husband in an employer or their president, but there is a segment of Republican Women who will put up with anything, as long as Republican Women have someone who will' tell it like is,' because that's all Republican Women care about. He is doing well among Republican Women that we already get.
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.
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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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