CEFR B2

injurious

adjective

Meaning

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage.

Examples

The chemical spill had an injurious effect on the local wildlife.
Spreading false rumors can be deeply injurious to someone's reputation.

Synonyms: harmful, damaging, detrimental, deleterious

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injurious (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʒʊəriəs/

Definition

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage.

Examples

The chemical spill had an injurious effect on the local wildlife.
Spreading false rumors can be deeply injurious to someone's reputation.
He suffered injurious blows during the boxing match.

How to Use injurious

injurious to (prepositional phrase): Causing harm or damage to something or someone. — "The constant noise was injurious to his concentration."

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