Something that is nocuous (NOK-yoo-us) — from the Latin for “to harm” — is likely to cause damage or injury.
Example (as used by Dr. Srikumar Rao today): “Each individual negative thought is inconsequential. But when taken together, they form a massive, nocuous structure.”
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