obstreperous

/əbstˈɹepəəs/uhb-STREH-pur-uhs

/əbstˈɹɛpɚəs/uhb-STREH-pur-uhs

Meaningnoisy against

Common meaning: noisy and unruly

obtowards, against, in the way
strepa din, racketLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1765 · scan
erousadjective ending: full of

‘towards, against, in the way’ + ‘a din, racket’ → obstreperous

Journey through time

Latinstrepitus, -ūs‘a din, racket’
Englishobstreperous‘noisy and unruly’ · today

ob- also in: obese oblige observe obvious obfuscate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin strepitus ‘a din, racket’.

Roots

strepitus, -ūs Latin “a din, racket”

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