harmful

Meaning

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.

Synonyms

injurious
36k
bad
A1
👎
damaging
C2
noxious
38k
detrimental
32k
dangerous
A2
hurtful
C2
evil
A2
deleterious
treacherous
C2
perilous
21k
unsafe
C2
hazardous
C2
prejudicial
34k
maleficent
47k
mischievous
C2
risky
B2
malicious
C2
adventuresome
adventurous
C2
noisome
poisonous
C1
rash
C1
wicked
B2
wild
B1
baleful
malign
42k
malignant
C2
formidable
C2
pestiferous
hurtable
adverse
22k
cruel
B2
pernicious
39k
baneful
fearful
C2
😨
unhealthy
C2
rabid
C2
pestilent
fierce
C1
unfavorable
unprofitable
unwholesome
vicious
C1
violent
B2
wrong
A1
wrongful
21k
damnific

ihjurious

woundingly
Translations

nocivo
nocivo
nuisible
dannoso
schädlich
pericoloso
perjudicial
schadelijk
arriscado
perigoso
gevaarlijk
link
hachelijk
nocif
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɑːmfl̩/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
harmful
Inherited from Old English
*hearmful
Cognate with German
harmvoll
Cognate with Danish
harmfuld
Cognate with Swedish
harmfull
In summary

From Middle English harmful, from Old English *hearmful (suggested by hearmfullīċ (“harmful; hurtful”)), equivalent to harm + -ful. Cognate with German harmvoll, Danish harmfuld, Swedish harmfull.

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