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What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs.
Stuart Bowen

Meaning of "insidious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INSIDIOUS

From Latin insidiōsus cunning, from insidiae an ambush, from insidēre to sit in.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INSIDIOUS

insidious  [ɪnˈsɪdɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSIDIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insidious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSIDIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insidious in the English dictionary

The definition of insidious in the dictionary is stealthy, subtle, cunning, or treacherous. Other definition of insidious is working in a subtle or apparently innocuous way, but nevertheless deadly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSIDIOUS


aphidious
əˈfɪdɪəs
calycoideous
ˌkælɪˈkɔɪdɪəs
chlamydeous
kləˈmɪdɪəs
deltoideus
delˈtɔɪdɪəs
fastidious
fæˈstɪdɪəs
florideous
flɒˈrɪdɪəs
hideous
ˈhɪdɪəs
homochlamydeous
ˌhəʊməkləˈmɪdɪəs
hyperfastidious
ˌhaɪpəfæˈstɪdɪəs
hypospadias
ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪdɪəs
interradius
ˌɪntəˈreɪdɪəs
invidious
ɪnˈvɪdɪəs
jaspideous
dʒæsˈpɪdɪəs
orchideous
ɔːˈkɪdɪəs
overfastidious
ˌəʊvəfæˈstɪdɪəs
palladious
pəˈleɪdɪəs
perfidious
pəˈfɪdɪəs
perradius
pəˈreɪdɪəs
radius
ˈreɪdɪəs
rhomboideus
rɒmˈbɔɪdɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSIDIOUS

inside
inside forward
inside job
inside lane
inside leg
inside leg measurement
inside of
inside out
inside track
inside-left
inside-right
insider
insider dealer
insider dealing
insider trader
insider trading
insides
insidiously
insidiousness
insight

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSIDIOUS

badious
commodious
compendious
delicious
discommodious
fiddious
incommodious
melodious
odious
overtedious
preludious
previous
religious
serious
studious
tedious
ultrafastidious
unfastidious
uninvidious
unmelodious

Synonyms and antonyms of insidious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSIDIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insidious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insidious

Translation of «insidious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSIDIOUS

Find out the translation of insidious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insidious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insidious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

潜伏的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insidioso
570 millions of speakers

English

insidious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غدرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коварный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insidioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতারণাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insidieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heimtückisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

徐々に深刻化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모르는 사이에 진행하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insidious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xảo quyệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நயவஞ்சக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinsi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insidioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podstępny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підступний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insidios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ύπουλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verraderlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smygande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lumske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insidious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSIDIOUS»

The term «insidious» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSIDIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insidious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insidious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insidious

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10 QUOTES WITH «INSIDIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insidious.
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Roger Bannister
There were only 170 neurologists in Britain then and, whether spoken or unspoken, there was this insidious feeling. How can Bannister, a mere athlete, probably spoilt by all the publicity and fame, dare aspire to neurology? But I'd done a lot of research, and my academic record was very good.
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William Banting
Experience has taught me to believe that, these human beans are the most insidious enemies man, with a tendency to corpulence in advanced life, can possess, though eminently friendly to youth.
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Stuart Bowen
What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs.
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Louis D. Brandeis
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding.
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Joseph Epstein
In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.
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Feist
I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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Laurie Graham
With Alzheimer's, recent memory is affected first. At the start, you count the memory loss in days, then hours - then in minutes. But there's also an insidious backward creep of deterioration.
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Samuel P. Huntington
Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.
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Jessi Klein
I see an insidious problem in the marketing of weddings as 'the happiest day of your life.' The pressure that is placed upon this event to be the alpha and omega of your entire existence makes it, I think, into a kind of nuptial New Year's Eve, and we all know how that usually turns out.
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Caroline Knapp
American companies spend more than $200 billion each year hacking women's bodies into bits and pieces, urging comparisons between self and other, linking value to air-brushed ideals, and as the girls in my seventh-grade class graduated to high school and beyond, the imagery around us would only grow more specific, more pummeling, more insidious.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSIDIOUS»

Discover the use of insidious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insidious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Insidious
She's about to find out what Black Core will do for a technological lead. Do some kinds of knowledge come at inordinate cost, even for a supercorporation?
‎2010
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Insidious Competition: The Battle for Meaning and the ...
Discover this new "Insidious Competition, " what they do, how they do it, and why they mangle the meaning of your company in the twenty-first century global town square.
Richard Telofski, 2010
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Insidious Workplace Behavior
With this book, that now is changing. The present volume - the first to showcase this topic - presents original essays by top organizational scientists who share the most current thinking about IWB.
Jerald Greenberg, 2010
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Insidious Foes : The Axis Fifth Column and the American Home ...
In this book, Francis MacDonnell explains the origins and consequences of America's Fifth Column panic, arguing that conviction and expedience encouraged President Roosevelt, the FBI, Congressmen, Churchill's government, and Hollywood to ...
Francis MacDonnell, 1995
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Clinical Depression: The Overlooked and Insidious Nemesis ...
The purpose of this book is to provide parents, educators, and mental health professionals with a conceptual and practical framework for identifying and correcting this emotional virus, which can undermine even the most well-designed and ...
Paul Lavin, 2008
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The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu - The Original Classic Edition
Ultimately, I think simply enjoying the ride while acknowledging the realities of this series is the pragmatic approach. For, the first novel is an exciting, action-packed, and chilling romp of pulpiness that is completely enjoyable.
‎2012
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The Hitler Virus: The Insidious Legacy of Adolph Hitler
In these often chilling pages, Wyden recounts the results of his research and points out that the Hitler virus is, indeed, still a cause for concern worldwide.
Peter Wyden, 2013
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Darwen Arkwright and the Insidious Bleck
The second book in the quirky and enchanting Darwen Arkwright series, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society!
A. J. Hartley, 2012
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Corporate Cults: The Insidious Lure of the All-Consuming ...
Argues that some companies are using cult-like tactics to make employees dedicate themselves to the company at the expense of private life and community
Dave Arnott, 2000
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The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer Start Classics The Insidious Dr.Fu Manchu. Front Cover.
Sax Rohmer, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSIDIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insidious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Insidious films featured at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights …
The "Insidious" films will be represented in a haunted house maze at the 2015 edition of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Insidious 2: Backstory | moviepilot.com
(The gist: Insidious Chapter 2 is exactly that, the second chapter to Insidious. The movie manages to follow its predecessor so seamlessly that it ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
3
'Insidious' client-side malware targets banks through customers …
'Insidious' client-side malware targets banks through customers. 17 July, 2015 Written by Elliott Holley. Print; Email. An example of an unauthorised pop-up ... «Banking Technology, Jul 15»
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'Insidious and unfathomable': Chattanooga rocked by shootings …
Police officers approached the bullet-riddled door of the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., the first site the gunman attacked ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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Film review - Insidious: Chapter 3: ghosts attack violently
The third chapter of the Insidious series doesn't add anything new to the horror genre, but some effective shocks and an above-par ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Insidious: Chapter 3 film review, Leigh Whannell | Herald Sun
The first two Insidious films were wishy-washy exercises in home-brand horror: cheapish chillers that were economical with the hard line scares ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Scene from the film INSIDIOUS 3. Sony Pictures. Source: Supplied
The first two Insidious films were wishy-washy exercises in home-brand horror: cheapish chillers that were economical with the hard line scares ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Letter: Support state crackdown on insidious burl poaching
Thanks to early conservation efforts, prehistoric redwoods have been protected from logging and survive in our State despite generations of an ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
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LETTER FROM NAIROBI: Insidious hallmarks of institutional …
IT HAS been an attention-grabbing month so far: the "Serena Slam", the Greek debt crisis and the unsurprising disclosure that prominent British ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
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Orphan Black's Jordan Gavaris Explains the Insidious Nature of …
At the Entertainment Weekly Brave New Heroes panel at Comic-Con yesterday, moderator Lynette Rice asked a panel full of men who have ... «io9, Jul 15»

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