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Definition of harmful - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalhaving a negative effect on health
- Eating too much sugar is harmful.
2.
dangercapable of causing harm or danger
- Some chemicals are harmful if inhaled.
Expressions with harmful
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likely to cause sickness or weaken the body over time
Doctors warn that frequent fast food can be harmful to health.
causing damage to nature or natural resources like air water and soil
The factory switched from environmentally harmful chemicals to safer alternatives.
online or offline material likely to hurt people or cause serious risk
The platform removes harmful content to protect young users.
situation where places lower taxes in ways seen as damaging elsewhere
International organizations publish lists to discourage harmful tax competition.
Origin of harmful
Old English, hearm (injury) + ful (full of)
Terms with harmful included in their meaning
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general
harmful or detrimental
general issue
matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful
impact
most harmful or severe
health illness
disease caused by harmful microorganisms
harmless
not harmful or dangerous
drug dependency
person dependent on harmful drugs
strong need
unable to stop doing or using something harmful
environment
contamination of air by harmful substances
harmful fairy
fairy that tends to cause harm
stop using drugs
not using illegal or harmful drugs anymore
warning
warns against doing something risky or harmful
negative shift
situation becoming more negative or harmful
negative feelings
ideas or feelings that are sad, scary, or harmful
contaminated water
water containing harmful substances
environment
not harmful to the environment
environment
partially contaminated by harmful substances
conflict
target someone with harmful actions or words
biology
organism harmful to plants or animals
danger
any gas that is harmful to breathe
contamination
make something harmful by adding unwanted substances
protection
protected from harmful elements
ethics
harmful or undesirable action
injury
twist the ankle in a painful or harmful way
safety
device worn over face to help breathing or block harmful air
Examples of harmful in a sentence
Polluted air can be harmful to children. The harmful effects of pollution are evident. Some plants can be harmful if touched.
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- French:nocif, nuisible, ...
- German:schädlich, gefährlich, ...
- Italian:dannoso, ...
- Spanish:perjudicial, ...
- Portuguese:prejudicial, perigoso, ...
- Chinese:有害的, 危险的, ...
- Japanese:有害な, 危険な, ...
- Arabic:ضَارّ, مُؤْذٍ, ...
- Hebrew:מַזִּיק, מַזִּיק, ...
- Russian:вредный, пагубный, ...
- Ukrainian:шкідливий, згубний, ...
- Hindi:हानिकारक, नुकसानदेह, ...
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