pernicious
/pəˈnɪʃəs/adjective
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घातक, धीरे-धीरे हानि पहुँचाने वाला
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SSC MTS 2023SSC Steno 2026SSC Selection Post Phase 13 2025SSC Exams before 2018adjective
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formal
having a very harmful effect, especially in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
घातक, धीरे-धीरे हानि पहुँचाने वाला
- the pernicious effects of social media on sleep
- a pernicious lie
- Gossip can have a pernicious effect on a small community.
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- The newspaper warned about the pernicious influence of fake news.
- Corruption is a pernicious evil that harms the poor.
Synonyms harmful destructive deadly
Opposite beneficial harmless benign
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perniciously adv.