Obnoxious vs Abhorrent - What's the difference?
obnoxious | abhorrent | Related terms |
Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
(archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
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(archaic) Inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.
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Contrary to; discordant.
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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Detestable or repugnant.
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Obnoxious is a related term of abhorrent.
In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between obnoxious and abhorrent
is that obnoxious is (archaic) exposed to harm or injury while abhorrent is (archaic) inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts .As adjectives the difference between obnoxious and abhorrent
is that obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible while abhorrent is (archaic) inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts .obnoxious
English
Alternative forms
* obnoctious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
- Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
- To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.