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English

Etymology
First attested circa w:17th century|17th century, from L. obstreperus "clamorous, noisy," from obstrepere, "to make a noise against, oppose noisily," from ob-, "against" + strepere, "to noise."

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�b�str�p�r�s/ or /�b�str�p�r�s/
italbrac|US IPA|/�b�str�p�r�s/ or /��b�str�p�r�s/
audio|en-us-obstreperous.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.

#:The obstreperous mirth swiftly turned into yells of dismay.

1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant.

Synonyms
making a tumultuous noise: clamorous, noisy, vociferous
Noisily defiant: unruly

Translations

Polish: ha�a�liwy m, niesforny m
mid
Spanish: estrepitoso m

io:obstreperous
hu:obstreperous
te:obstreperous
vi:obstreperous
zh:obstreperous

• 2007-11-15 05:53 - WikiPedant - Incorporated "See also" into new "Synonyms" section

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