كيف تنطق "insidious"

word

ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs

in-SID-ee-uhs

ɪnsˈɪdɪəs

in-SID-ee-uhs

التعريف

Describes something harmful that spreads or develops gradually and secretly, making it hard to detect until it becomes dangerous.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɪnsˈɪdɪəs

أمريكي

in-SID-ee-uhs

بريطاني

in-SID-ee-uhs

Cancer can be an insidious disease.

The effects of pollution can be insidious.

The virus has an insidious way of spreading.

Stress is insidious—you might not even notice it building up.