different between obnoxious vs shithead

English

Alternative forms

• obnoctious (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin obnoxi?sus (“hurtful, injurious, dangerous”), from obnoxius (“punishable; liable to danger”), from ob (“against; facing”) + noxia (“hurt, injury, damage”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?n?k??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?n?k??s/

Adjective

obnoxious (comparative more obnoxious, superlative most obnoxious)

1. Extremely unpleasant or offensive; very annoying, odious or contemptible.

2. (archaic) Exposing to harm or injury.
   • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, 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.

Synonyms

• annoying    [WS]
• unpleasant    [WS]

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Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “obnoxious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

shit +? head

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t.h?d/

Noun

shithead (countable and uncountable, plural shitheads)

1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) A stupid or contemptible person.

2. (uncountable, vulgar) A card game, the aim of which is to lose one's cards.

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See also

• shitheaded