deleterious

English

WOTD – 13 November 2007

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δηλητήριος (dēlētḗrios, “noxious, deleterious”), from δηλητήρ (dēlētḗr, “a destroyer”), from δηλέομαι (dēléomai, “I hurt, damage, spoil, waste”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛlɪˈtɪəɹi.əs/, /ˌdɪlɪˈtɪəɹi.əs/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛləˈtɪɹi.əs/
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  Audio (US):

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɪəriəs

Adjective

deleterious (comparative more deleterious, superlative most deleterious)

1. Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way.

   Synonyms: destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious

   deleterious effects

   deleterious to someone's health

Derived terms

• deleteriously

Related terms

• delete
• deletion
• deletory

Translations

harmful

• Belarusian: шкоднасны (škódnasny)
• Bulgarian: вреден (bg) (vreden)
• Catalan: deleteri
• Dutch: schadelijk (nl)
• Faroese: skaðiligur
• French: délétère (fr)
• German: schädlich (de), gesundheitsschädlich (de)
• Italian: deleterio (it)
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• Polish: szkodliwy (pl)
• Portuguese: deletério (pt)
• Romanian: deleter (ro), vătămător (ro), nociv (ro), dăunător (ro)
• Russian: вре́дный (ru) (vrédnyj), вредоно́сный (ru) (vredonósnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgriosail
• Spanish: deletéreo (es)
• Swedish: menlig (sv)

Further reading

• “deleterious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.