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Definition of Insidious
Insidious

Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe.

Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts.

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Insidious Quotations

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
Douglas MacArthur

That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key.
Elizabeth Wurtzel

The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.
Louis D. Brandeis

And the insidious thing is that people will either see a movie because it did well last weekend or won't see it because it didn't do well.
Meg Ryan

I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons and daughters.
John Ratzenberger

Insidious Translations

insidious in Dutch is arglistig
insidious in German is hinterlistig
insidious in Spanish is insidioso


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