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- DictionaryDel·e·te·ri·ous/ˌdeləˈtirēəs/
adjective
- 1. causing harm or damage: formal "divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
The meaning of DELETERIOUS is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way. How to use deleterious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Deleterious.
Deleterious definition: injurious to health. See examples of DELETERIOUS used in a sentence.
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Meaning of deleterious in English. deleterious. adjective. formal uk / ˌdel.ɪˈtɪə.ri.əs / us / ˌdel.ɪˈtɪr.i.əs / Add to word list. harmful: deleterious effect These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system. Synonyms. damaging. detrimental formal. harmful. injurious formal. prejudicial formal. Opposites. harmless. innocuous.
adjective. formal us / ˌdel.ɪˈtɪr.i.əs / uk / ˌdel.ɪˈtɪə.ri.əs / Add to word list. harmful: deleterious effect These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system. Synonyms. damaging. detrimental formal. harmful. injurious formal. prejudicial formal. Opposites. harmless. innocuous. Compare. hurtful.
If something is deleterious, it does harm or makes things worse. Smoking has obvious deleterious effects on your health, not to mention your social life. My parents were worried that their divorce would have a deleterious effect on us kids, but in the end it was less harmful than watching them fight all the time.
2 days ago · deleterious. (delɪtɪəriəs ) adjective. Something that has a deleterious effect on something has a harmful effect on it. [formal] Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life. Synonyms: harmful, bad, damaging, destructive More Synonyms of deleterious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of deleterious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · deleterious. (dɛlɪtɪəriəs ) adjective. Something that has a deleterious effect on something has a harmful effect on it. [formal] Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life. Synonyms: harmful, bad, damaging, destructive More Synonyms of deleterious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).
