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pernicious

[per-nish-uhs]

adjective

  1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful.

    pernicious teachings;

    a pernicious lie.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
  2. deadly; fatal.

    a pernicious disease.

    Synonyms:
  3. Obsolete.evil; wicked.



pernicious

/ əˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. wicked or malicious

    pernicious lies

  2. causing grave harm; deadly

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • perniciously adverb
  • perniciousness noun
  • unpernicious adjective
  • unperniciously adverb
  • ˈԾdzܲ adverb
  • ˈԾdzܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pernicious1

First recorded in 1515–25; from Latin Ծōܲ “ruinous,” from Ծ(ŧ) “ruin” (from per- per- + -nici-, combining form of nex “death, murder” + -ŧ, noun suffix) + -ōܲ -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pernicious1

C16: from Latin Ծōܲ, from Ծŧ ruin, from per- (intensive) + nex death
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He praised the government for having "shown such principled leadership in scrapping this pernicious Act".

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Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.

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The administration’s “pernicious” actions, Harvard alleged, would prevent some of the world’s greatest minds from pursuing research and degrees at the university.

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Even in the 21st century, the pernicious lie that Black Americans do not value education still persists.

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"I think we should be doing what Australia is doing, and separating our children from this pernicious disease of thought that is infecting them," he says.

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