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pernicious
[per-nish-uhs]
adjective
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful.
pernicious teachings;
a pernicious lie.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,deadly; fatal.
a pernicious disease.
Synonyms:Obsolete.evil; wicked.
pernicious
/ əˈɪʃə /
adjective
wicked or malicious
pernicious lies
causing grave harm; deadly
Other Word Forms
- perniciously adverb
- perniciousness noun
- unpernicious adjective
- unperniciously adverb
- ˈԾdzܲ adverb
- ˈԾdzܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pernicious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pernicious1
Example Sentences
He praised the government for having "shown such principled leadership in scrapping this pernicious Act".
Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.
The administration’s “pernicious” actions, Harvard alleged, would prevent some of the world’s greatest minds from pursuing research and degrees at the university.
Even in the 21st century, the pernicious lie that Black Americans do not value education still persists.
"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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