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   del·e·te·ri·ous

   /ˌdeləˈtirēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. causing harm or damage: formal "divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek dēlētērios ‘noxious’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deleteriously adverb

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   Synonyms for DELETERIOUS: harmful, detrimental, adverse, damaging, dangerous, bad, injurious, hazardous; Antonyms of DELETERIOUS: beneficial, benign, harmless, innocuous, safe, useful, innocent, advantageous

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   The meaning of DELETERIOUS is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way. How to use deleterious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Deleterious.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of deleterious in English. deleterious. adjective. These are words and phrases related to deleterious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of deleterious. Smoking cigarettes may be deleterious to your health. Synonyms. harmful. hurtful. detrimental. dangerous. destructive. ruinous.

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   If something is deleterious, it does harm or makes things worse. Smoking has obvious deleterious effects on your health, not to mention your social life.