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deleterious
[ del-i-teer-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- injurious to health:
deleterious gases.
- harmful; injurious:
deleterious influences.
Synonyms: noxious, destructive, hurtful, pernicious
Antonyms: beneficial
deleterious
/ ˌdɛlɪˈtɪərɪəs /
adjective
- harmful; injurious; hurtful
Derived Forms
- ˌdeleˈteriously, adverb
- ˌdeleˈteriousness, noun
Other Words From
- dele·teri·ous·ly adverb
- dele·teri·ous·ness noun
- nondel·e·teri·ous adjective
- nondel·e·teri·ous·ly adverb
- nondel·e·teri·ous·ness noun
- undel·e·teri·ous adjective
- undel·e·teri·ous·ly adverb
- undel·e·teri·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deleterious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deleterious1
Example Sentences
Many voice the belief that the digital world has a deleterious effect on their lives while at the same time admitting they cannot imagine abandoning it.
“There’s been very mixed evidence about whether mergers in the grocery store industry have a deleterious effect on pricing,” he said.
If FDA follows the panel, “it will be very deleterious for the field,” he says.
"Some deleterious topological waves can be excited unintentionally, and we want to understand them so that they can be removed from the system," Qin said.
Senescent cells also exude molecules that can trigger inflammation and other deleterious effects.
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