harmful
adjectives
causing or capable of causing harm
"too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
"abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"
is similar to
causing mental or emotional injury
"a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
is similar to
harmful to living things
"deleterious chemical additives"
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(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
is similar to
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
"a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"
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(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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resulting in suffering or adversity
"ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
"glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
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causing physical or especially psychological injury
"a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
see also
evil or harmful in nature or influence
"prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"
see also
causing destruction or much damage
"a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
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of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
"suffering from exposure to toxic substances"
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detrimental to physical or moral well-being
"unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
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