obstreperous
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ob·strep·er·ous
(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.
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obstreperous
(əbˈstrɛpərəs)adj
noisy or rough, esp in resisting restraint or control. Also (dialect, jocular): obstropalous or obstropulous
[C16: from Latin, from obstrepere, from ob- against + strepere to roar]
obˈstreperously adv
obˈstreperousness n
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ob•strep•er•ous
(əbˈstrɛp ər əs)adj.
1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.
[1590–1600; < Latin obstreperus clamorous akin to obstrepere to make a noise at (ob- ob- + strepere to rattle)]
ob•strep′er•ous•ly, adv.
ob•strep′er•ous•ness, n.
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obstreperous
- Meaning "clamorous, noisy" and "argumentative," it is from Latin ob-, "against," and strepere, "to make a noise."See also related terms for noisy.
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Adj. | 1. | obstreperous - noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys" defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" |
2. | obstreperous - boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor" aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" |
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obstreperous
adjective unruly, disorderly, wild, rough, loud, noisy, out of control, turbulent, rampaging, out of hand, wayward, rowdy, raucous, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, boisterous, wilful, lawless, vociferous, fractious, riotous, tempestuous, unmanageable, undisciplined, stroppy (Brit. slang), rip-roaring (informal), mutinous, ungovernable, uproarious, clamorous, rambunctious (informal), rackety, insubordinate, roistering, roisterous an awkward and obstreperous customer
controlled, quiet, calm, disciplined, gentle, peaceful, orderly, placid, docile
controlled, quiet, calm, disciplined, gentle, peaceful, orderly, placid, docile
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obstreperous
adjective1. Not submitting to discipline or control:
disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.
Idiom: out of line.
2. Offensively loud and insistent:
Informal: loudmouthed.
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Translations
obstreperous
[əbˈstrepərəs] ADJ [person, behaviour] → escandalosohe became obstreperous → empezó a desmandarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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obstreperous
adj → aufmüpfig (inf); child → aufsässig; the drunk became obstreperous → der Betrunkene fing an zu randalieren; it’s not a real complaint, he’s just being obstreperous → es ist keine echte Beschwerde, er will nur Schwierigkeiten machen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
obstreperous
[əbˈstrɛp/ərəs] adj → turbolento/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995