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What is another word for Injurious? – 156 Injurious Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    harmful damaging hurtful detrimental deleterious pernicious malicious nocuous baneful baleful malefic malevolent malignant injurious calamitous disastrous catastrophic destructive devastative ruinous deleterious noxious poisonous toxic venomous virulent malignant lethal fatal deadly destructive erosive corrosive abrasive caustic acidic acrid biting stinging piercing wounding gashing slashing cutting lacerating mutilating maiming crippling disabling incapacitating

    Meaning of Injurious

    The primary meaning of the word "Injurious" is causing harm or damage to someone or something.

    Definitions

    • Causing harm or damage to someone or something
    • Unlawfully and intentionally causing harm to someone or damaging their property
    • Causing physical or emotional harm to someone

    Etymology of Injurious

    The word "Injurious" has its roots in the Latin word "injuria," meaning "a wrong" or "an injury"
    It is derived from the Latin "in-" (meaning "against" or "on") and "jus" (meaning "law" or "right")
    Historically, the word has been used to describe actions or behaviors that cause harm or damage, and has been a part of the English language since the 15th century

    Example Uses

    • The company was found liable for the injurious effects of their product on the environment
    • The athlete suffered an injurious fall during the game, which kept her sidelined for several weeks
    • The injurious comments made by the politician sparked a heated debate

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    harmless benign innocuous neutral harmless non-toxic non-lethal non-destructive beneficial advantageous helpful useful salutary wholesome healthy safe secure protective defensive preventive curative remedial restorative therapeutic

    Related Nouns

    injury harm damage trauma wound lesion affliction malady disease sickness illness disorder disability impairment defect flaw fault imperfection defectiveness malfunction breakdown collapse failure ruin devastation destruction demolition

    Related Verbs

    harm damage injure wound hurt impair disable incapacitate mutilate maim cripple destroy devastate ruin demolish corrupt contaminate pollute poison toxify infect afflict torment torture persecute oppress

    Related Adjectives

    harmful damaging hurtful detrimental deleterious pernicious malicious nocuous baneful baleful malefic malevolent malignant calamitous disastrous catastrophic destructive devastative ruinous deleterious noxious poisonous toxic venomous virulent malignant lethal fatal deadly