pernicious

pernicious meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Examples of pernicious in a sentence

• They warned of the pernicious effects of misinformation.
• The weed has a pernicious influence on local crops.
• Puritanism no longer employs the thumbscrew and lash; but it still has a most pernicious hold on the minds and feelings of the American people.1911, Emma Goldman, “The Hypocrisy of Puritanism”, in Anarchism and Other Essays:
• A man has always been a woman’s best excuse to avoid her destiny; that a man is her destiny is one of patriarchy’s most pernicious tenets.2019 July 9, Toni Bentley, “What Do the Sex Lives of ‘Three Women’ Tell Us About Female Desire?”, in New York Times:

All 14 example sentences with pernicious

Synonyms of pernicious

• deleterious
• attery
• venom

Forms of pernicious

Origin of pernicious

From Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin perniciōsus (“destructive”), from perniciēs (“destruction”), from per (“through”) + nex (“slaughter, death”).

Analyzable as pernīx ("swift") + -ious.

Words formed from pernicious

• antipernicious
• pernicious anemia
• perniciously
• perniciousness
• pernicious scale

Related words

• pernicity

Phrases with pernicious

• pernicious anæmia
• pernicious scales
• pernicious anaemia
• pernicious anemias
• pernicious anæmias
• pernicious anaemias

Words that rhyme with pernicious

• ambitious
• auspicious
• delicious
• meretricious
• superstitious
• suppositious
• suspicious
• vicious
• bootylicious
• factitious
• nutritious
• officious

Questions about pernicious

What does pernicious mean?

Pernicious means causing much harm in a subtle way.

What is pernicious in Hindi?

Pernicious in Hindi is नाशक (nāśak). See Pernicious meaning in Hindi.

How do you use pernicious in a sentence?

They warned of the pernicious effects of misinformation.

What part of speech is pernicious?

Pernicious is an adjective.

How do you pronounce pernicious?

Pernicious is pronounced /pəˈnɪʃəs/ (UK).