obnoxious

/əbˈnɑkʃəs/

adjectiveob · nox · ious

Think: “OB + NOX + ious” — an obnoxious person makes you say “NO!” and acts like a “nox” (noxious) nuisance.

Yes, it's obnoxious. Don’t swap the middle letters: it’s **-nox-** (like **noxious**), and it ends with **-ious**, not **-eous**.

Definition

  1. adjectivevery unpleasant, rude, or annoying; offensive in behavior or manner

Examples

  • The obnoxious noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
  • He kept interrupting everyone, which came across as obnoxious during the meeting.
  • The movie’s villain was so obnoxious that the audience cheered when he finally left the scene.

Synonyms

annoyingirritatingoffensiveobjectionabledisagreeable

Antonyms

pleasantagreeablepolite

Translations

ES odiosoPT odiosoFR odieux

Common misspellings

obnoxusobnoxioussobnoxioushobnoxiousobnoxciousobnoxius

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