noisome
12 synonyms and 7 antonyms for noisome, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Harmful or damaging in a moral sense.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Harmful or damaging in a moral sense.
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2. adj
Bad for your health; unwholesome.
“There is a distinct sense of freedom in the solitude of the night. The day's atmosphere is surcharged with noisome anxiety, the hours laden with impending terrors. But the night is soothing.”
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Etymology
From Middle English noysom, equivalent to noy plus -some; noy is short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien, from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare, formed from in-, an intensive prefix, and odium, "hate".
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