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obstreperousness
ob·strep·er·ous O0016000 (ŏb-strĕp′ər-əs, əb-)adj. Noisily unruly or defiant: The restaurant owner ejected the obstreperous customer.
[From Latin obstreperus, noisy, from obstrepere, to make a noise against : ob-, against; see ob- + strepere, to make a noise (of imitative origin).]
ob·strep′er·ous·ly adv.ob·strep′er·ous·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | obstreperousness - noisy defiancedefiance, rebelliousness - intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude |
obstreperousnessnounThe quality or condition of being unruly:disorderliness, fractiousness, indocility, intractability, intractableness, obstinacy, obstinateness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, unruliness, untowardness, wildness.Translationsobstreperousness
Synonyms for obstreperousnessnoun the quality or condition of being unrulySynonyms- disorderliness
- fractiousness
- indocility
- intractability
- intractableness
- obstinacy
- obstinateness
- recalcitrance
- recalcitrancy
- refractoriness
- uncontrollability
- uncontrollableness
- ungovernableness
- unmanageability
- unruliness
- untowardness
- wildness
Words related to obstreperousnessnoun noisy defianceRelated Words |