PERNICIOUS.
Synonyms:
| bad, | evil, | mischievous, | pestilential, |
| baneful, | foul, | noisome, | poisonous, |
| deadly, | harmful, | noxious, | ruinous, |
| deleterious, | hurtful, | perverting, | unhealthful, |
| destructive, | injurious, | pestiferous, | unwholesome. |
| detrimental, | insalubrious, |
Pernicious (L. per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious is capable of doing harm; that which is pernicious is likely to be destructive. Noxious (L. noceo, hurt) is a stronger word than noisome, as referring to that which is injurious or destructive. Noisome now always denotes that which is extremely disagreeable or disgusting, especially to the sense of smell; as, the noisome stench proclaimed the presence of noxious gases.
Antonyms:
| advantageous, | favorable, | helpful, | profitable, | serviceable, |
| beneficent, | good, | invigorating, | rejuvenating, | useful, |
| beneficial, | healthful, | life-giving, | salutary, | wholesome. |
PERPLEXITY.
Synonyms:
| amazement, | bewilderment, | distraction, | doubt, |
| astonishment, | confusion, | disturbance, | embarrassment. |