Harmful - English meaning

adjective

Threatening harm; menacing.

Usage examples:

Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction

adjective

Threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone

Usage examples:

He gave me a baleful look., his baleful influence

adjective

Causing physical damage.

Usage examples:

New cars are less damaging to the environment

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Usage examples:

The car was badly damaged in the accident

adjective

Causing harm

Usage examples:

Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment., these allegations are very damaging.

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or injury.

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A dangerous animal

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or death, or unpleasant problems

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Dangerous chemicals/bacteria, whooping cough is most dangerous for infants., dangerously high winds

adjective

Causing harm or damage.

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Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children

adjective

Causing great and irreparable damage.

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The destructive power of weapons

adjective

Causing, or able to cause, damage

Usage examples:

Destructive power the destructive power of nuclear weapons, i worry about the destructive effect th…

adjective

Tending to cause harm.

Usage examples:

Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people

adjective

Causing harm or damage

Usage examples:

These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment., their decision could be detri…

adjective

Involving or creating unfavourable circumstances that reduce the chances of success or effectiveness.

Usage examples:

The new employment scheme is disadvantageous to women

adjective

Causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other things or people

Usage examples:

Disadvantageous to email can be disadvantageous to people who have stronger oral skills than writin…

noun

A danger or risk.

Usage examples:

The hazards of childbirth

verb

Say (something) in a tentative way.

Usage examples:

He hazarded a guess

noun

Something dangerous and likely to cause damage

Usage examples:

A health/fire hazard, a hazardous road, she wouldn’t hazard a guess about the meaning of the word.

adjective

Causing distress to someone's feelings.

Usage examples:

His hurtful remarks

adjective

Causing emotional pain

Usage examples:

A hurtful remark

adjective

Causing or likely to cause damage or harm.

Usage examples:

Food which is injurious to health

adjective

Harmful

Usage examples:

Injurious to too much alcohol is injurious to your health.

adjective

Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.

Usage examples:

The records of her transaction, and loan would have been available and in their absence i draw a ne…

noun

A word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal.

Usage examples:

She replied in the negative

verb

Refuse to accept; reject.

Usage examples:

The bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129

adjective

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Usage examples:

They were overcome by the noxious fumes

adjective

(esp. of a gas) poisonous or harmful

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Noxious gases

adjective

Expressing or showing a lack of approval or support.

Usage examples:

Single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention

adjective

Not good, and likely to cause problems or prevent success

Usage examples:

Other countries may lure private equity executives offshore if the tax regime in britain became unf…

adjective

Not giving you an advantage or a good chance of success

Usage examples:

Current conditions are very unfavourable for new businesses., we have to be prepared for an unfavou…

adjective

Harmful to health.

Usage examples:

An unhealthy diet

adjective

Ill or appearing to be ill

Usage examples:

It’s unhealthy to eat fatty foods all the time.

adjective

Not characterized by or conducive to health or moral well-being.

Usage examples:

The use of the living room as sleeping quarters led to unwholesome crowding

adjective

Not good for you, and likely to have a bad effect on your life either physically, morally, or emotionally

Usage examples:

She stays up all night in unwholesome places., we avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other unwholesome thi…

adjective

Causing physical injury.

Usage examples:

Crossbows and deadly wounding darts

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Present participle of wound

Usage examples:

Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck., the police chief was badly wounded in the explosion…