pernicious influence
1pernicious — pernicious, baneful, noxious, deleterious, detrimental are comparable when they mean exceedingly harmful but they differ as to the kind and extent of the potential for harm. Something is either pernicious or baneful which is irreparably harmful… …
2pernicious — per|ni|cious [pəˈnıʃəs US pər ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pernicieux, from Latin perniciosus, from pernicies destruction , from nex violent death ] very harmful or evil, often in a way that you do not notice easily ▪ the… …
3pernicious — adjective a pernicious influence on society Syn: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious, dangerous, adverse, inimical, unhealthy, unfavorable, bad, evil, baleful, wicked, malign, malevolent …
4influence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous ▪ …
5influence — I n. 1) to exert influence on 2) to use one s influence 3) to wield influence 4) to bring influence to bear 5) to flaunt one s influence 6) (colloq.) to peddle influence 7) to consolidate, strengthen one s influence 8) to counteract, curb,… …
6pernicious — [[t]pə(r)nɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as pernicious, you mean that it is very harmful. [FORMAL] I did what I could, but her mother s influence was pernicious... There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be …
7pernicious — adj. Pernicious is used with these nouns: ↑influence, ↑myth …
8Latin influence in English — English has been called a Germanic language with a Romance vocabulary. Estimates of native words (derived from Old English) in English range from 20% ndash;33%, with the rest made up of foreign borrowings. A large number of these borrowings are… …
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10Continental philosophy — Collective term for the many distinct philospohical traditions, methods, and styles that predominated on the European continent (particularly in France and Germany) from the time of Immanuel Kant. It is usually understood in contrast with… …
