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cognitohazard

noun
/kɒɡˈni.təʊˌhæ.zəd/UK/kɔɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zəɹd/US/kɑɡˈni.toʊˌhæ.zəɹd/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from زهر
  2. derived from hasart
  3. inherited from hasard
  4. compounded as cognitohazard — “cognition + hazard”

Definitions

  1. A sensory signal (such as an image or sound) that directly causes harmful or undesired…

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

    • 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 neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cognitohazard. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA