deleterious

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
2. Having lower fitness.

Concepten

schadelijk

verderfelijk

Synoniemen

harmful

injurious

noxious

hurtful

detrimental

maleficent

damaging

bad

👎

malignant

baneful

malign

wasting

baleful

corrosive

malefic

noisome

offensive

pernicious

prejudicial

Vertalingen

délétère

deletéreo

deleterio

schädlich

nocivo

perjudicial

nuisible

dañoso

deleteri

deletério

βλαβερός

nocivo

nocif

dannoso

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌdɛlɪˈtɪəɹi.əs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Adapted borrowing (1640s; 1582 as deletorious) of New Latin dēlētērius, dēlētōrius + -ous, from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος (dēlētḗrios, “noxious, deleterious”), from δηλητήρ (dēlētḗr, “a destroyer”), from δηλέομαι (dēléomai, “I hurt, damage, spoil, waste”). Not related to delete. Doublet of deletery.