obstreperous
adjective
/əbˈstrepərəs/
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noisy and refusing to do what someone asks ⇒ awkward
Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘clamorous, loud’): from Latin obstreperus (from obstrepere, from ob- ‘against’ + strepere ‘make a noise’) + -ous.
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DİL VE EDEBİYAT ÖĞRETİMİ I
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Understanding Short Stories