insidious
adjective
intended to entrap or beguile.
insidiousness
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a word derived from
insidious.
Example Sentences
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No film since Jonathan Glazer’s wizardly “The Zone of Interest” has wielded such a meticulously controlled formal approach to visualizing the insidiousness of moral rot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
It seems that it's not the subject matter that is at fault – trying to call attention to the insidiousness of domestic violence – but rather its execution that misses the mark.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
But it’s a towering film in every respect, a document of the insidiousness at the heart of places like Sparta and in American culture in general.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Both were cautionary tales about the insidiousness of social media — Facebook in particular.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2021
The "seeds of justice" no doubt were really strong, and the transparent frankness of his character, its freedom from anything like insidiousness or malignity, must have had a powerful effect in dispelling resentment.
From Lectures and Essays by Goldwin Smith
