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cognitohazardous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kɔɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zɚ.dɪs/
  • General-American: /kɑɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zɚ.dɪs/
  • General-American: /kɔɡˈni.təˌhæ.zɚ.dɪs/
  • General-American: /kɑɡˈni.təˌhæ.zɚ.dɪs/
  • General-American: /-əs/
  • General-American: [-ni.ɾoʊ-]
  • General-American: [-ni.ɾə-]
  • General-American: [-ɾɪs]
  • General-American: [-ɾəs]

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adj

Meaning 1

Being, containing, or pertaining to a cognitohazard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, medicine, neurology, neuroscience, publishing, science-fiction, sciences

Examples

  • Rapidly-flashing lights are cognitohazardous to people with certain forms of epilepsy, resulting in seizures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cognitohazard + -ous.