injurious
/in'dʤuəriəs/
Definition
Adjective: 1. Causing or likely to cause damage, harm, or injury: Describes something that has a detrimental or hurtful effect on a person's health, well-being, or rights. 2. Offensive or defamatory: Describes speech or actions that are unjustly harmful to someone's reputation.
Usage
The word "injurious" is a formal adjective used to describe something that causes harm. It is often applied to physical substances, conditions, behaviors, or statements. * It is commonly followed by the preposition "to" (e.g., injurious to health). * It can be used in both legal and general contexts.
Examples
- Physical Harm:
- Environmental Harm:
- To Reputation:
- General Detriment:
Advanced Usage
- In a legal context: "The plaintiff argued that the defendant's statements were injurious to her professional standing."
- In a scientific/medical context: "The study identified several injurious effects of the pollutant on cellular structures."
Variants and Related Words
- Injury (noun): Physical harm or damage, or an instance of being harmed.
- He suffered a serious injury in the accident.
- Injure (verb): To do physical harm or damage to; to hurt.
- The fall could injure your back.
Synonyms
- Harmful: Causing or capable of causing harm.
- Detrimental: Tending to cause harm.
- Deleterious: Causing harm or damage, often in a subtle or gradual way.
- Damaging: Causing physical or non-physical harm.
- Pernicious: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Antonyms
- Beneficial: Producing good or helpful results.
- Harmless: Not able or likely to cause harm.
- Innocuous: Not harmful or offensive.
Idioms and Phrases
- Injurious to health: A standard phrase, often seen on warning labels (e.g., on cigarette packs).
- Injurious falsehood: (Legal) A statement that is untrue and causes harm to someone's interests, distinct from defamation which harms reputation.
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deleterious chemical additives
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