US /ˈnoʊsənt/ UK /ˈnəʊsnt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    harmful or injurious; guilty

    The treatise distinguished the innocent from the nocent party.

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Synonyms
1 adj · harmful or injurious; guilty harmfulinjuriousnoxiousguiltyhurtful
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Etymology

From Latin nocent-, stem of nocens, present participle of nocere ('to harm, injure').

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