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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
insidious
in·sidi·ous BrE [ɪnˈsɪdiəs] NAmE [ɪnˈsɪdiəs] adjective (formal, disapproving) spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm •the insidious effects of polluted water supplies Derived Word: ↑insidiously Word Origin: [insidious insidiously] mid 16th cent.: from Latin insidiosus ‘cunning’, from insidiae ‘an ambush or trick’, from insidere ‘lie in wait for’, from in- ‘on’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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