Insidious - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈsɪdɪəs|  American pronunciation of the word insidious
Brit.  |ɪnˈsɪdɪəs|  British pronunciation of the word insidious

adjective

- beguiling but harmful
insidious pleasures
- intended to entrap
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (syn: pernicious, subtle)
glaucoma is an insidious disease

Extra examples

Most people with this insidious disease have no idea that they are infected.

Gashford slid his cold insidious palm into his master's grasp. (Ch. Dickens)

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