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noun
The condition of being pernicious; destructiveness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
grave harmfulness or deadliness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toxicity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity
History
Etymology tree English pernicious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English perniciousness From pernicious + -ness.
Across languages
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