Injurious

/ɪnˈdʒʊɹiəs/ adjective

Definition

Causing harm, damage, or hurt to someone or something.

Etymology

From Latin 'injuriosus,' derived from 'injuria' (injury, wrong). The prefix 'in-' means 'not' or 'against,' while 'jus' refers to law or right. Over time, it evolved to mean anything harmful or damaging.

Kelly Says

The word 'injury' shares the same root, but 'injurious' is the fancier way to say 'harmful'—it's the kind of word judges use in court documents when something damages your reputation or health.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይነት
ai-net
ARالعربية
ضار
dhaar
BNবাংলা
ক্ষতিকারক
khs-ti-ka-rok
CACatalà
danyiner
dan-ye-ner
CSČeština
škodlivý
shkod-li-vy
DADansk
skadelig
ska-de-lig
DEDeutsch
schädlich
shchad-lich
ELΕλληνικά
βλαπτικός
blap-tikos
ESEspañol
dañino
dan-ee-no
FAفارسی
مضر
mo-dzar
FISuomi
haitallinen
hai-tal-lien
FRFrançais
nuisible
nwi-zee-b
GUGU
કેટલું
ke-tu-n
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
הרוס
ha-roos
HIहिन्दी
हानिकारक
haan-ika-rak
HUMagyar
káros
ka-ros
IDBahasa Indonesia
merugikan
me-ru-gi-kan
IGIG
egwu
e-gwu
ITItaliano
dannoso
dan-no-so
JA日本語
有害な
yōfu na
KKKK
заразы
za-ra-zy
KMKM
ប្រយោជន៍
bra-yo-ch-an
KO한국어
해로운
hae-ro-un
MRMR
हानिकारक
haan-ika-rak
MSBahasa Melayu
merbahaya
me-r-ba-ha-ya
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyet-si
NLNederlands
schadelijk
scha-de-lijk
NONorsk
skadelig
ska-de-lig
PAPA
નુકસાન
nu-ka-san
PLPolski
szkodliwy
shkod-li-vvi
PTPortuguês
prejudicial
pre-joo-di-cial
RORomână
prejudiciabil
pre-joo-di-tsi-abil
RUРусский
вредный
vred-nyy
SVSvenska
skadlig
ska-dlig
SWKiswahili
hatari
ha-ta-ri
TAதமிழ்
பயனற்ற
pa-ya-nar-th
TEతెలుగు
నुकర
nu-kara
THไทย
เป็นอันตราย
pen an-ta-rai
TLTL
nakakasakit
na-ka-ka-sa-kit
TRTürkçe
zararlı
zar-ar-li
UKУкраїнська
шкідливий
shkid-li-vyy
URاردو
خراب
khiraab
VITiếng Việt
có hại
co-hai
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
有害的
yòuhài de
ZUZU
isilwa
i-si-lwa

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