Obstreperous
/əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəs/
Adjective.
Noisy and difficult to control.
"Mrs. Callahan, as your son's teacher I regret to
inform you that he has proved both obstreperous and anti-social..."
The word is derived from the Latin obstrepere, composed of
ob (against) and strepere (make a noise). It has become one of my absolute favourite words in recent times.
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