deleterious English

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deleterious Adjective

— When something is deleterious, it is harmful; it hurts something; it causes damage. She thought quitting school would be a good idea, but it had a deleterious effect on her future. His doctor tried to tell him that smoking so much was deleterious to his health, but he would not listen. The government's program for "helping" students learn better has been deleterious to both students and teachers.

deleterious

— adjective harmful to living things deleterious chemical additives

Synonyms deleterious synonyms

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deleterious English » English

harmful

injurious

noxious

hurtful

detrimental

maleficent

damaging

bad

malignant

malign

baneful

wasting

prejudicial

pernicious

offensive

noisome

malefic

corrosive

baleful