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OBSTINATE (V/Adj.

) [ob-stuh-nit]
Meaning:-

a stubborn person
something or someone with whom you
can't deal with.

Noun:- Obstinance, Obstinateness, Obstination


Adverb:- Obstinately
Mind Tricks:-

Obstinate sounds like Oops


tin(metal) acts hardly(stubborn). It's very difficult to make any
object with hard tin. So whenever we try to make
something from tin and we does not get success in
making of because of hardness and stubbornness of tin
we would say "oops.. tin acts very hardly".
Usages:-

1. Leaders are very obstinate, they do not want to change any law against them.

2. He can be very obstinate when he wants to be.

OBSOLETE (V/Adj.)

[ob-suh-leet]

Meaning:-

out of date, no longer in use,


out model
does not seem good to be used

Noun:- Obsoleteness
Adverb:- Obsoletely
Mind Tricks:Obsolete sounds
like Absolute. Somethingabsolutely old means
it's Obsolete.

Obsolete also sounds like Ob(now) Sold It. Ob sold


it because it is very old, it is obsolete.(Hindi)
Usages:-

1. Technology quickly becomes obsolete.


2. You can't compete with anyone if you have obsolete technology.

OBLOQUY (N)
Meaning:-

[ob-luh-kwee]

strong public criticism,


a communication that
belittles somebody
loss of respect and honour

Mind Tricks:Obloquy comes from two words


i.e. Ob + Loqui.Ob means "against" and Loqui means "to
speak". All over meaning of obloquy is speaking
against.

Obloquy little sounds


like Loki of Avengers.Loki had lost respect
and honour in the film.
So relate obloquy with Loki who has lost his honour in
film Avengers.
Usages:-

1. He is getting distressed due to lots of obloquy.


2. They practice obloquy a lot.

OBNOXIOUS (Adj.)

[uhb-nok-shuhs]

Meaning:-

Offensive, extremely unpleasant, not


good
very bad in a way that people offend

Noun:- Obnoxiousness
Adverb:- Obnoxiously
Mind Tricks:Obnoxious sounds and looks like Ohh... Boy no sex. If a
lady having sex with a boy and she thinks that too much
sex is extremely unpleasant, not
good (obnoxious) then she says to the boy "Ohh.. Boy!
no sex".
Obnoxious originates form two words Ob +
Noxious. Ob means "towards" and Noxiousmeans
"harmful, poisonous". So somethingharmful to you
is obnoxious.
Usages:-

1. Children are very obnoxious.


2. You should through out your obnoxious behaviour.

OBSESSION (N)
Meaning:-

[uhb-sesh-uhn]

something or someone that you


think about all the time
the state in which a person's mind
is completely filled with thoughts of
one particular thing or person in a
way that is not normal

Verb:- Obsess
Adjective:- Obsessional, Obsessive
Mind Tricks:Obsession sounds like About Session.New
trainee thinks too
much(obsession) abouttraining session.

Obsession sounds like Off-season. We keep thinking


about money in off-season Or we get
inObsession of money in Off-season.
Usages:-

1. The media's obsession with the young prince continues.


2. So many person are suffering from obsessive for money.

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