obnoxious
horrible, nasty, vulgar
TRANSLATION
anstössig, anrüchig, verhasst, abscheulich
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Times Square celebrates centenary: One of New York's most famous, and to some OBNOXIOUS, landmarks is celebrating its 100th birthday.
Times Square - first known as Long Acre Square - has spent the past century under strongly fluctuating fortunes.
(BBC News - 8th April 2004)
Times Square - first known as Long Acre Square - has spent the past century under strongly fluctuating fortunes.
(BBC News - 8th April 2004)
Did you
know?
Ob-nox-ious
This interesting word dates from 1597. It comes from the Latin obnoxius, from ob in the way of, exposed to + noxa harm.
Use obnoxious to describe something which is highly offensive, or odiously or disgustingly objectionable.
I hope you don't have to use this word too often. In any case, here are some synonyms:
abhorrent
disagreeable
disgusting
distasteful
foul
loathsome
nasty
nauseating
nauseous
obnoxious
repellent
repugnant
sickening
unpleasant
This interesting word dates from 1597. It comes from the Latin obnoxius, from ob in the way of, exposed to + noxa harm.
Use obnoxious to describe something which is highly offensive, or odiously or disgustingly objectionable.
I hope you don't have to use this word too often. In any case, here are some synonyms:
abhorrent
disagreeable
disgusting
distasteful
foul
loathsome
nasty
nauseating
nauseous
obnoxious
repellent
repugnant
sickening
unpleasant
