Obnoxious
adjective
Very unpleasant or rude.
He's the most obnoxious man I've ever met.
Often appears as...
- obnoxiously loud
- obnoxious behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Causing or deserving severe public condemnation.
This is an obnoxious law.
Often appears as...
- obnoxious legislation
- obnoxious rule
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Disapproving
Legal, General
adjective
Extremely noticeable in an unpleasant way.
The bright yellow car was obnoxiously obvious.
Often appears as...
- obnoxiously bright
- obnoxiously loud
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Disapproving
adjective
Very unpleasant or rude.
He's the most obnoxious man I've ever met.
Often appears as...
- obnoxiously loud
- obnoxious behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Causing or deserving severe public condemnation.
This is an obnoxious law.
Often appears as...
- obnoxious legislation
- obnoxious rule
Usage tips
Disapproving
Legal, General
adjective
Extremely noticeable in an unpleasant way.
The bright yellow car was obnoxiously obvious.
Often appears as...
- obnoxiously bright
- obnoxiously loud
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Personal Insult
Used to describe a person who is offensive and generally disliked due to their manners.
Her obnoxious comments at the dinner table turned everyone against her.
Pro Tip 2/3Overbearing Presence
Describes someone who dominates social situations in a negative way.
The obnoxious guest monopolized every conversation at the party.
Pro Tip 3/3Culturally Sensitive
Acknowledges that what is considered obnoxious can vary across different cultures.
In some cultures, speaking loudly is seen as obnoxious behavior.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Insult
Used to describe a person who is offensive and generally disliked due to their manners.
Her obnoxious comments at the dinner table turned everyone against her.
Pro Tip 2/3Overbearing Presence
Describes someone who dominates social situations in a negative way.
The obnoxious guest monopolized every conversation at the party.
Pro Tip 3/3Culturally Sensitive
Acknowledges that what is considered obnoxious can vary across different cultures.
In some cultures, speaking loudly is seen as obnoxious behavior.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Insult
Used to describe a person who is offensive and generally disliked due to their manners.
Her obnoxious comments at the dinner table turned everyone against her.
Pro Tip 2/3Overbearing Presence
Describes someone who dominates social situations in a negative way.
The obnoxious guest monopolized every conversation at the party.
Pro Tip 3/3Culturally Sensitive
Acknowledges that what is considered obnoxious can vary across different cultures.
In some cultures, speaking loudly is seen as obnoxious behavior.
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Steven Pinker: What our...
because Chicago's not the kind of thing that can possess something. Only humans can possess things. And to give someone a headache causes them to have the headache, but it's not as if you're taking the headache out of your head and causing it to go to the other person, and implanting it in them. You may just be loud or obnoxious,
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Let's pool our medical...
reaction is is that going to help anyone cure me when i get the disease and no one could tell me yes and i live in a web world where when you share things beautiful stuff happens not bad stuff so I started putting this in my slide decks and I got even more obnoxious I went to my doctor I so I like tech she gave my
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What does it take to...
for word the child plays with the ocelots and of course if you wanted to be clever you could take this suffix here that corresponds to the s in English and move it to the front of the word and after you've done that you will have created the most obnoxious way to speak the English language ever so
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How Ethics Can Help You...
And this one actually gave me a shred of hope that I was doing something good, because utilitarians only care about the results of our actions, they only care that we are creating more happiness and pleasure than we are pain and suffering. So yes, I'm being obnoxious and moralistic,
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John Wilbanks: Let's...
And no one could tell me yes. And I live in a web world where, when you share things, beautiful stuff happens, not bad stuff. So I started putting this in my slide decks, and I got even more obnoxious, and I went to my doctor, and I said, "I'd like to actually get my bloodwork.
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Sounds That Make You Go...
yeah I can't turn it what they don't realize is we are controlling what they hear from behind the set but what do you think will happen if we mix in some unsavory sounds offering up a selection of noises ranging from the merely obnoxious to get me the heck out of here
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
obnoxious and so the question is which humans you know make make that core i mean do you have do you have a picture of that right now twitter and facebook and others you know they've hired thousands of people to try to help make wise decisions and the trouble is
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Should you trust your...
Imagine you're at a football game when this obnoxious guy sits next to you. He's loud, he spills his drink on you, and he makes fun of your team. Days later, you're walking in the park
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Why the Price of Insulin...
It has saved my life more times than I can count. Knows my blood sugar every second of every day. And knows what I need, even when I don't. It has the most obnoxious beeping noise --
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Why being respectful to...
impolitely, interrupt, obnoxious, bother. Half the participants received a list of words with none of these rude triggers. And what we found was really surprising,
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Steven Pinker: What our...
because Chicago's not the kind of thing that can possess something. Only humans can possess things. And to give someone a headache causes them to have the headache, but it's not as if you're taking the headache out of your head and causing it to go to the other person, and implanting it in them. You may just be loud or obnoxious,
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Let's pool our medical...
reaction is is that going to help anyone cure me when i get the disease and no one could tell me yes and i live in a web world where when you share things beautiful stuff happens not bad stuff so I started putting this in my slide decks and I got even more obnoxious I went to my doctor I so I like tech she gave my
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What does it take to...
for word the child plays with the ocelots and of course if you wanted to be clever you could take this suffix here that corresponds to the s in English and move it to the front of the word and after you've done that you will have created the most obnoxious way to speak the English language ever so
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How Ethics Can Help You...
And this one actually gave me a shred of hope that I was doing something good, because utilitarians only care about the results of our actions, they only care that we are creating more happiness and pleasure than we are pain and suffering. So yes, I'm being obnoxious and moralistic,
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John Wilbanks: Let's...
And no one could tell me yes. And I live in a web world where, when you share things, beautiful stuff happens, not bad stuff. So I started putting this in my slide decks, and I got even more obnoxious, and I went to my doctor, and I said, "I'd like to actually get my bloodwork.
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Sounds That Make You Go...
yeah I can't turn it what they don't realize is we are controlling what they hear from behind the set but what do you think will happen if we mix in some unsavory sounds offering up a selection of noises ranging from the merely obnoxious to get me the heck out of here
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
obnoxious and so the question is which humans you know make make that core i mean do you have do you have a picture of that right now twitter and facebook and others you know they've hired thousands of people to try to help make wise decisions and the trouble is
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Should you trust your...
Imagine you're at a football game when this obnoxious guy sits next to you. He's loud, he spills his drink on you, and he makes fun of your team. Days later, you're walking in the park
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Why the Price of Insulin...
It has saved my life more times than I can count. Knows my blood sugar every second of every day. And knows what I need, even when I don't. It has the most obnoxious beeping noise --
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Why being respectful to...
impolitely, interrupt, obnoxious, bother. Half the participants received a list of words with none of these rude triggers. And what we found was really surprising,
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Mike Yaconelli
American Writer
Boldness doesn't mean rude, obnoxious, loud, or disrespectful. Being bold is being firm, sure, confident, fearless, daring, strong, resilient, and not easily intimidated. It means you're willing to go where you've never been, willing to try what you've never tried, and willing to trust what you've never trusted. Boldness is quiet, not noisy.
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Constance Wu
American Actress
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious!
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Retta
American Comedian
I would often get called in to play a very loud, obnoxious - which, truth be told, I can be loud and obnoxious. My issue was when it was like a ghetto girl; I didn't think I was good at it; I didn't feel authentic. And so I had insecurities about going in on it.
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Fred Willard
American Comedian
If I have to play an obnoxious character, try to find a redeeming feature of him. The most obnoxious people in the world were people, and they had had a reason for doing what they did. So you try to find that and let the obnoxiousness come out.
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Mircea Monroe
American Actress
I was working at a restaurant in L.A. when a producer came in. He said I should audition for this movie 'Cellular.' I did, and I got the part. It actually makes me sick to tell that story because it's obnoxious.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
I've learned through experience of playing different characters, some of whom were jerks, that when you play a character who is pretentious or obnoxious, in any way, it's important to knock them down a peg.
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Jaco Pastorius
American Musician
Sometimes I have a very bad point of being too obnoxious. I am not too obnoxious. I mean, I just try to make things more peaceful. Me being obnoxious makes a lot of things more peaceful.
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Andrea Barber
American Actress
My character was obnoxious, had stinky feet and wore things like purple tights and a yellow top. I hated the clothes.
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William Feather
American Author
Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.
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Mike Yaconelli
American Writer
Boldness doesn't mean rude, obnoxious, loud, or disrespectful. Being bold is being firm, sure, confident, fearless, daring, strong, resilient, and not easily intimidated. It means you're willing to go where you've never been, willing to try what you've never tried, and willing to trust what you've never trusted. Boldness is quiet, not noisy.
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Constance Wu
American Actress
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious!
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Retta
American Comedian
I would often get called in to play a very loud, obnoxious - which, truth be told, I can be loud and obnoxious. My issue was when it was like a ghetto girl; I didn't think I was good at it; I didn't feel authentic. And so I had insecurities about going in on it.
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Fred Willard
American Comedian
If I have to play an obnoxious character, try to find a redeeming feature of him. The most obnoxious people in the world were people, and they had had a reason for doing what they did. So you try to find that and let the obnoxiousness come out.
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Mircea Monroe
American Actress
I was working at a restaurant in L.A. when a producer came in. He said I should audition for this movie 'Cellular.' I did, and I got the part. It actually makes me sick to tell that story because it's obnoxious.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
I've learned through experience of playing different characters, some of whom were jerks, that when you play a character who is pretentious or obnoxious, in any way, it's important to knock them down a peg.
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Jaco Pastorius
American Musician
Sometimes I have a very bad point of being too obnoxious. I am not too obnoxious. I mean, I just try to make things more peaceful. Me being obnoxious makes a lot of things more peaceful.
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Andrea Barber
American Actress
My character was obnoxious, had stinky feet and wore things like purple tights and a yellow top. I hated the clothes.
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William Feather
American Author
Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.
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