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   obstreperous

   /əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. noisy and difficult to control: "the boy is cocky and obstreperous"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘clamorous, vociferous’): from Latin obstreperus (from obstrepere, from ob- ‘against’ + strepere ‘make a noise’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obstreperously adverb
   • 2. obstreperousness noun

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   Obstreperous means marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness or stubbornly resistant to control. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of obstreperous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   What does obstreperous mean?

   • Obstreperous has a much more formal flair than words, such as stubborn or unruly, used to describe similar behavior. As such it’s unlikely to be used in casual speech or contexts like the one above.

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   What is an obstreperous child?

   • An obstreperous child is hard to control, as children resisting adult discipline. They can also be purposely noisy and boisterous. Obstreperous children were sometimes thrashed with a cane in the old days.

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   Where did the word obstreperous come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective obstreperous is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for obstreperous is from around 1600, in Timon. obstreperous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obstreperus, ‑ous suffix.

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   What does obstreperous behavior mean?

   • Obstreperous behavior refers to stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way. It is also described as boisterous. Obstruct means to fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part. Obstruction is a hindrance.

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   Are some people obstreperous?

   • We know that some people are quite obstreperous about it. That must be true, and any dogged and obstreperous individual can be dealt with now that majority verdicts are permitted, and frequently used. A disproportionate amount of time and effort would not thus be spent on chasing the obstreperous or the non-payer.

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   Are You part of an obstreperous crowd?

   • If you’ve been to a large concert where the band doesn't come on stage for hours, you might have been part of an obstreperous crowd: increasingly impatient, with fights breaking out, things thrown up onto the stage, and demands being shouted, "Give us some music before the night is out!"

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   Noisy or rough, esp in resisting restraint or control Also (dialect, jocular): obstropalous,.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Obstreperous means boisterous, noisy, aggressive, defiant. You’ve probably seen an obstreperous child in the grocery store, pulling away from her mother, screaming at the top of her lungs.

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