injurious
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injurious
- /ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/ UK
- /ɪnˈdʒɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ UK
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/ Canada, US
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒɝ.i.əs/ Canada, US
- /ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.
adjective more injurious · most injurious
- Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous. This injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely.
Similar: scathel, harmful, hurtful, defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous
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adjective
Similar: scathel, harmful, hurtful, defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous
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Every language
adj causing injury
| Español | injurioso |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हानिकारक hānikārak, अपकारी apkārī, घातक ghātak |
| Deutsch | schädlich |
| Italiano | nocivo, dannoso |
| Română | păgubitor, prejudicios, dăunător, vătămător |
| Русский | вре́дный vrédnyj, вредоно́сный vredonósnyj, поврежда́ющий povreždájuščij |
adj causing harm to one's reputation
| Español | injurioso |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हानिकारक hānikārak |
| Deutsch | beleidigend |
| Italiano | ingiurioso |
| Русский | оскорби́тельный oskorbítelʹnyj, клеветни́ческий klevetníčeskij |
Talk about this word "injurious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/injurious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. injurious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/injurious "injurious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/injurious.Cite this
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title = {injurious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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