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- pronunciation:
- harm
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- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
causing or likely to cause harm; damaging; dangerous.
The drug was taken off the market because of its very harmful side effects.- synonyms:
- damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, injurious
- antonyms:
- beneficial, benign, benignant, good, harmless, noninjurious, therapeutic
- similar words:
- abusive, adverse, bad, baneful, destructive, evil, ill, inimical, insalubrious, malefic, noisome, noxious, pernicious, unfavorable
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| related words: |
abusive, baleful, destructive, disastrous, ill, lethal, malign, malignant, mischievous, serious, toxic, unhealthy |
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| derivations: |
harmfully (adv.), harmfulness (n.) |
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