Word- Obnoxious

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Updated On Nov 01, 2021

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Obnoxious- Word of the day

Meaning:

odiously or disgustingly objectionable; highly offensive

History:

Obnoxious is derived from the latin word ‘Obnoxiosus’ which basically means harmful or injurious.While the modern meaning is offensive, hateful and highly objectionable.

Examples:

Some of his colleagues say that he’s loud and obnoxious.
When she’s in a bad mood she’s obnoxious to everyone.
If you describe someone as obnoxious, you think that they are very unpleasant.
One of the parents was an obnoxious character. No-one liked him.
The people at my table were so obnoxious I simply had to change my seat
The two men she worked for were brothers, both loud and obnoxious.

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