obstreperousnessn.
/əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəsnəs/, /ɒbˈstrɛp(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S. /əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəsnəs/, /ɑbˈstrɛp(ə)rəsnəs/ Originally: vociferousness, clamour, noisy behaviour. Now (chiefly): unruliness, aggressiveness, argumentativeness.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [noun] > obstreperousness
obstreperousness1655
stroppiness1969
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > rowdy noise
riotc1440
racket1565
obstreperousness1655
rattle1688
rowdyism1838
rowdy-dow1845
rowdiness1847
rooty-toot1852
racketiness1939
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. viii. 10 Things not being methodized with Scholasticall Formality, but managed with tumultuous Obstreperousnesse.
1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 37 This finding fault with God's actions, is called an obstreperousnesse against the Almighty.
1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 450 A numerous crowd..seemed to be hugely taken and enamour'd with his obstreporousness and undecent cants.
1805 G. Huddesford Les Champignons du Diable 106 Though of obstreperousness 'Nezzar Himself never gave better measure; Nor would have all his kinds of music Together half so soon made you sick.
1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxxiv. 330 Comporting herself..with the utmost self-assertion and obstreperousness.
1905 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 10 831 A period of organic instability, obstreperousness, and even semi-criminality is normal for all healthy boys.
1991 Renaissance Stud. 5 386 It was necessary to invoke the provisions of the constitution against obstreperousness and speaking out of turn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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