We cannot continue to ignore the deleterious effects of these policies on our country.
Source: tatoeba (6013100)
Deleterious
//ˌdɛl.ɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.əs//
Synonyms for "deleterious" (93 found)
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Closest matches (19)
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Related words (46)
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4 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 22 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- шкоднасны adj (harmful)
Bulgarian
1 entries- вреден adj (harmful)
Catalan
1 entries- deleteri adj (harmful)
Dutch
1 entries- schadelijk adj (harmful)
Faroese
1 entries- skaðiligur adj (harmful)
Finnish
3 entries- epäsuotuisa adj (harmful)
- haitallinen adj (harmful)
- vahingollinen adj (harmful)
French
1 entries- délétère adj (harmful)
German
2 entries- gesundheitsschädlich adj (harmful)
- schädlich adj (harmful)
Greek
1 entries- βλαπτικός adj (harmful)
Italian
1 entries- deleterio adj (harmful)
Korean
1 entries- 해로운 adj (harmful)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- skadelig adj (harmful)
- ødeleggende adj (harmful)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schätlich adj (harmful)
Polish
1 entries- szkodliwy adj (harmful)
Portuguese
1 entries- deletério adj (harmful)
Romanian
4 entries- deleter adj (harmful)
- dăunător adj (harmful)
- nociv adj (harmful)
- vătămător adj (harmful)
Russian
2 entries- вре́дный adj (harmful)
- вредоно́сный adj (harmful)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- sgriosail adj (harmful)
Spanish
1 entries- deletéreo adj (harmful)
Swedish
1 entries- menlig adj (harmful)
Turkish
2 entries- olumsuz adj (harmful)
- zararlı adj (harmful)
Ukrainian
2 entries- згу́бний adj (harmful)
- шкідли́вий adj (harmful)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Insufficient illumination is deleterious to ocular health.
Source: tatoeba (9982747)
This would have a deleterious effect on our ability to organize.
Source: tatoeba (11832219)
deleterious effects
Source: wiktionary
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