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health
Noun
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If you talk about the health of a person or animal, you are talking about whether they are sick or not.
The doctors believe that the disease will not be a serious danger to public health.
Before you start exercising, you should be in good health.
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If you have health you are not sick (do not have disease) and are not hurt.
damaging
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adjective
(= prejudicial)
(sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury
damaging to career and reputation
the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
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adjective
(= negative)
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
negative criticism