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obnoxious
ob·nox·ious O0012200 (ŏb-nŏk′shəs, əb-)adj.1. Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious: "I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution" (Ulysses S. Grant).2. Archaic Exposed or subject to harm, injury, or evil: "Those who are most obnoxious to punishment will flee from the country" (George Washington).3. Archaic Deserving of or liable to censure. [Latin obnoxiōsus, subordinate, from obnoxius, subject, liable : ob-, to; see ob- + noxa, injury; see nek- in Indo-European roots.] ob·nox′ious·ly adv.ob·nox′ious·ness n.obnoxious (əbˈnɒkʃəs) adj1. extremely unpleasant2. obsolete exposed to harm, injury, etc[C16: from Latin obnoxius, from ob- to + noxa injury, from nocēre to harm] obˈnoxiously adv obˈnoxiousness nob•nox•ious (əbˈnɒk ʃəs) adj. 1. highly objectionable or offensive. 2. Archaic. exposed or liable to harm. [1575–85; < Latin obnoxius accountable, liable, subject to, of uncertain derivative; E sense influenced by association with Latin noxius harmful, noxious] ob•nox′ious•ly, adv. ob•nox′ious•ness, n. syn: See hateful. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | obnoxious - causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"objectionableoffensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
obnoxiousadjective loathsome, offensive, nasty, foul, disgusting, unpleasant, revolting, obscene, sickening, vile, horrid, repellent, repulsive, objectionable, disagreeable, nauseating, odious, hateful, repugnant, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable, insufferable, execrable, detestable, hateable, dislikable or dislikeable, yucky or yukky (slang) The people at my table were so obnoxious, I had to leave. pleasing, charming, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, amiable, congenial, likable or likeableobnoxiousadjectiveSo objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.Translationsobnoxious (əbˈnokʃəs) adjective offensive. an obnoxious man; The smell of that mixture is really obnoxious. 令人不快的,討厭的 令人不快的,讨厌的 obˈnoxiously adverb 令人不快地 令人不快地
obnoxious
Synonyms for obnoxiousadj loathsomeSynonyms- loathsome
- offensive
- nasty
- foul
- disgusting
- unpleasant
- revolting
- obscene
- sickening
- vile
- horrid
- repellent
- repulsive
- objectionable
- disagreeable
- nauseating
- odious
- hateful
- repugnant
- reprehensible
- abhorrent
- abominable
- insufferable
- execrable
- detestable
- hateable
- dislikable or dislikeable
- yucky or yukky
Antonyms- pleasing
- charming
- pleasant
- delightful
- agreeable
- amiable
- congenial
- likable or likeable
Synonyms for obnoxiousadj so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnationSynonyms- abhorrent
- abominable
- antipathetic
- contemptible
- despicable
- despisable
- detestable
- disgusting
- filthy
- foul
- infamous
- loathsome
- lousy
- low
- mean
- nasty
- nefarious
- odious
- repugnant
- rotten
- shabby
- vile
- wretched
Synonyms for obnoxiousadj causing disapproval or protestSynonymsRelated Words |