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injurious

/ɪnˈdʒʊəriəs/adjective

उच्चारण इन्जुअरिअस

हानिकारक, नुकसानदेह, क्षतिकारक

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    ~ (to sb/sth) formal

    causing or likely to cause harm or damage

    हानिकारक, नुकसानदेह, क्षतिकारक

    • Smoking is injurious to health.
    • The report was injurious to the company's reputation.
    • Loud music played for hours is injurious to hearing.
    + 2 more examples
    • The court held that the advertisement was injurious to public morals.
    • Chewing tobacco is injurious to the mouth and throat.

    Synonyms harmful damaging detrimental

    Opposite beneficial harmless wholesome

◇Word family
injure verbinjury nouninjuriously adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

in·ju·ri·ous

With -rious (not 'injurous'); the noun injury, the verb injure.

अंत में -rious ('injurous' गलत है); noun injury, verb injure।

§Grammar and usage

Injurious to.

'injurious to' आता है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The statutory warning 'Smoking is injurious to health'.

Collocation: वैधानिक चेतावनी 'Smoking is injurious to health'।