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insidiousness

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in·sid·i·ous  (n-sd-s)
adj.
1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease.
2. Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious misinformation.
3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures.
[From Latin nsidisus, from nsidiae, ambush, from nsidre, to sit upon, lie in wait for : in-, in, on; see in-2 + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
in·sidi·ous·ly adv.
in·sidi·ous·ness n.
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Noun1.insidiousness - subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
harmfulness, injuriousness - destructiveness that causes harm or injury
2.insidiousness - the quality of being designed to entrap
perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery - betrayal of a trust


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