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insidious

British pronunciation/ɪnsˈɪdɪəs/
American pronunciation/ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs/
insidious
[ADJECTIVE]
1

intended to entrap

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2

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

synonyms : pernicious
subtle
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3

beguiling but harmful

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Examples
1Insidious spawned a whole franchise, with two prequels and a sequel of mixed quality.
2The disconnect was insidious.
3The onset was insidious.
4Payoffs are kind of insidious.
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