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Obnoxious vs Irritating - What's the difference?

obnoxious | irritating |

As adjectives the difference between obnoxious and irritating

is that obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible while irritating is causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

As a verb irritating is

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obnoxious

English

Alternative forms

* obnoctious (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
    • He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
    Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
  • (archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
  • * 1661 , , page 26,
    • To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.

    irritating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
  • Stimulating]] or [[excite, exciting a response.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * nonirritating

    Verb

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