Associations to the word «Insidious»

Wiktionary

INSIDIOUS, adjective. Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
INSIDIOUS, adjective. Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
INSIDIOUS, adjective. (nonstandard) Treacherous.

Dictionary definition

INSIDIOUS, adjective. Beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures".
INSIDIOUS, adjective. Intended to entrap.
INSIDIOUS, adjective. Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche