obstreperous

Meaning

1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
2. Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).

Synonyms

noisy

unruly

uproarious

obstinate

boisterous

eccentric

excentric

far-fetched

fractious

freaky

incorrigible

intractable

knockabout

loud

off-the-wall

outlandish

outre

quirky

rambunctious

rampageous

rebellious

recalcitrant

refractory

riotous

roaring

rumbustious

spoiled

surrealistic

troublous

tumultuous

turbulent

uncontrollable

uncontrolled

undisciplined

ungovernable

ungoverned

unmanageable

wayward

windy

zany

brattish

roisterous

boiterous

acentric

queerious

anti

blusterous

brawling

clamorous

Translations

estrepitoso

gürültücü

şamatacı

tapageur

chahuteur

weerspannig

yaygaracı

ungebärdig

excentrique

fremdartig

estrafolari

qui semble étranger

bruyant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obstreperus, first attested circa 17th c. Compare obstropulous.