- Today's Word
Obstreperous
ob-STREP-er-uhs
Definition
- (adjective) Noisy and difficult to control; aggressively boisterous.
Example
The obstreperous child disrupted the entire classroom with his outbursts.
From Latin ob (“against”) and strepere (“to make a noise”), obstreperous behavior isn’t just loud—it’s defiantly loud. Think protestors clashing with police, or characters in sitcoms who constantly shout over one another. It’s not just chaos—it’s resistant chaos.