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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInjurious
/ɪnˈdʒʊə.ri.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage.
"The chemicals were found to have injurious effects on the environment." - 2
Having the quality of causing injury or harm.
"The injurious remarks made during the debate led to widespread criticism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'injurious' originates from the Latin 'injuriosus', meaning 'causing injury or harm'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to describe actions or things that cause damage or harm, retaining its negative connotation throughout its history.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Injurious" is said worldwide
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nuisible
Transliteration: nɥizibl
"Les produits chimiques étaient trouvés nuisibles pour l'environnement."
schädlich
Transliteration: ʃɛːdlɪç
"Die Chemikalien wurden als schädlich für die Umwelt befunden."
dannoso
Transliteration: danˈnozo
"I prodotti chimici sono stati trovati dannosi per l'ambiente."
perjudicial
Transliteration: peɾxuˈðisial
"Los productos químicos se encontraron perjudiciales para el medio ambiente."
prejudicial
Transliteration: pɾeʒuˈdʒisial
"Os produtos químicos foram considerados prejudiciais ao meio ambiente."
हानिकारक
Transliteration: hānikārak
"रासायनिक पदार्थ पर्यावरण के लिए हानिकारक पाए गए।"
有害的
Transliteration: yǒuhài de
"这些化学物质被发现对环境有害。"
해로운
Transliteration: haeroun
"화학 물질이 환경에 해로운 것으로 밝혀졌습니다."
有害な
Transliteration: yūgaina
"化学物質が環境に有害であることが判明しました。"
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