English → Latin
“obnoxious” in Latin
subiciōto throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near; to subdue; to prompt, propose, suggestobnoxiusobliged, indebted; subject to someone, under one's authority; susceptible to danger, misfortune, or weakness, vulnerablevideōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehendnoxiushurtful, harmful, injurious, noxious.; guilty, culpable, criminal, delinquent.malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, mdētrīmentōsushurtful, harmful; detrimentalnoceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage
The English word obnoxious itself goes back to Latin noxa, through obnoxiōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obnoxious
Subject, exposed, subjectus; obnoxius (☞ avoid subditus): videtur mild cadere in sapientem aegritudo (that a wise man is obnoxious to, Cic., Tusc., 3, 4, 7).
Hurtful, troublesome, noxius; malus; detrimentosus (Caes.); nocens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obnoxious?
- The usual Latin words for “obnoxious” are subiciō, obnoxius, videō; also noxius, malus, dētrīmentōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.