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===Etymology===

 

===Pronunciation===

* {{rhymes|en|ɪəɹiəs|s=5}}

 

{{en-adj}}

 

#: {{syn|en|destructive|harmful|hurtful|injurious|noxious|pernicious|Thesaurus:harmful}}

#: {{ux|en|'''deleterious''' effects}}

#: {{ux|en|'''deleterious''' to someone's health}}

|chapter=[[s:The Scarlet Letter/XV|chapter XV]]

|passage=Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something '''deleterious''' and malignant at his touch?}}

|month=September

|title=Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

|work=The Atlantic

|passage=The advent of the smartphone and its cousin the tablet was followed quickly by hand-wringing about the '''deleterious''' effects of “screen time.” But the impact of these devices has not been fully appreciated, and goes far beyond the usual concerns about curtailed attention spans.}}

# {{lb|en|genetics}} Having lower [[fitness]].

 

====Derived terms====

* {{l|en|deleteriously}}

* {{l|en|deleteriousness}}

 

====Translations====

* German: {{t+|de|schädlich}}, {{t+|de|gesundheitsschädlich}}

* Italian: {{t+|it|deleterio}}

* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|schätlich}}

* Polish: {{t+|pl|szkodliwy}}

* Spanish: {{t+|es|deletéreo}}

* Swedish: {{t+|sv|menlig}}

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