"infohazard" meaning in All languages combined

See infohazard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: infohazards [plural]
Etymology: Blend of information + hazard or info + hazard. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|information|hazard}} Blend of information + hazard, {{com|en|info|hazard}} info + hazard Head templates: {{en-noun}} infohazard (plural infohazards)
  1. (chiefly science fiction) A piece of information which is directly harmful to one who knows it. Categories (topical): Science fiction, SCP Foundation
    Sense id: en-infohazard-en-noun-3gK2bv20 Disambiguation of SCP Foundation: 60 40 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. An information hazard; a piece of information which can be used to cause harm by one who knows it.
    Sense id: en-infohazard-en-noun-d0jW96Hr Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Roko's basilisk Derived forms: infohazardous Coordinate_terms: cognitohazard, memetic hazard

Inflected forms

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