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[ del-i-teer-ee-uhs ] / ˌdɛl ɪˈtɪər i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deleterious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveinjurious to health: deleterious gases. harmful; injurious: deleterious influences. Origin of deleterious1635–45; <Greek dēlētḗrios destructive, adj. derivative of dēlētḗr destroyer, equivalent to dēlē- variant stem of dēleîsthai to hurt, injure + -tēr agent suffix + -ios adj. suffix; see -ious SYNONYMS FOR deleterious2 pernicious, hurtful, destructive; noxious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR deleterious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR deleteriousSEE ANTONYMS FOR deleterious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM deleteriousdel·e·te·ri·ous·ly, adverbdel·e·te·ri·ous·ness, nounnon·del·e·te·ri·ous, adjectivenon·del·e·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb non·del·e·te·ri·ous·ness, nounun·del·e·te·ri·ous, adjectiveun·del·e·te·ri·ous·ly, adverbun·del·e·te·ri·ous·ness, noun Words nearby deleteriousdelegation, delegatory, delegitimize, de Lesseps, delete, deleterious, deletion, deleverage, deleveraging, delft, Delgado Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deleteriousBut it is indeed in Uttar Pradesh that we see the deepest sympathy for this deleterious machismo. How India’s Elites Encourage Rape|Neha Sharma|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Drugs are becoming more powerful with prescription painkillers used to enhance effect and prolong a deleterious pleasure. Heroin: America’s Silent Assassin|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Robert M. Lober, MD, PhD|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the truth is that they have real and deleterious effects on conservative politics. D'Souza's Never-Ending Right-Wing Hustle|Jamelle Bouie|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Corporations exerted an unchecked and deleterious influence on the lives of workers. Impeach the Supreme Court Justices If They Overturn Health-Care Law|David R. Dow|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for deleterious
adjectiveharmful; injurious; hurtful Derived forms of deleteriousdeleteriously, adverbdeleteriousness, nounWord Origin for deleteriousC17: from New Latin dēlētērius, from Greek dēlētērios injurious, destructive, from dēleisthai to hurt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deleteriousbad, destroying, destructive, detrimental, hurtful, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, pernicious, prejudicial, ruinous, nocent, ruining Medical definitions for deleterious
adj.Having a harmful effect; injurious. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |