Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognitohazard

/kɔɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zəɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cog-ni-to-haz-ard
IPA: /kɔɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zəɹd/

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sensory signal (such as an image or sound) that directly causes harmful or undesired physiological effects to one who senses or perceives it.

Example Sentences

"The symbol on that piece of paper is a cognitohazard which puts everyone who reads it in a week-long coma."
"SUMBITCH. I started listening to http://nyan.cat/ again and now I can't turn it off. #memetic #cognitohazard #scp"
"CAUTION! High-grade Cognitohazard in effect!"
"The one about Qpple hardware being a cognitohazard? (I made that up, BTW. :D )"
"SCP-2359’s primary anomalous property is a cognitohazard that propagates to anyone who makes visual, auditory or informational contact with it. The infection impresses a false identity and memories of SCP-2359 onto the mind of the affected subject."
"Numerous people have reported, or, more accurately, been discovered, as having been subjected to the proscribed work The King in Yellow. […] For one thing, we’re not even sure there’s anything useful in the King play. It’s a complete cognitohazard."

Etymology

Blend of cognition + hazard, likely coined and popularized by the SCP Foundation wiki.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɔɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zəɹd/
British English: /kɒɡˈni.təʊˌhæ.zəd/

Inflected Forms

cognitohazards (plural)

Derived Forms

cognitohazardous

Phrases

sensory overload The Game

Frequently Paired Words

daze dizziness nausea pain photoepilepsy sensory overload vertigo The Game

Antonyms

arousal ASMR

Questions

How do you pronounce cognitohazard?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zəɹd/.
What does cognitohazard mean?: A sensory signal (such as an image or sound) that directly causes harmful or undesired physiological effects to one who senses or perceives it.
Where does cognitohazard come from?: Blend of cognition + hazard, likely coined and popularized by the SCP Foundation wiki.

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