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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

injurious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪnˈdʒɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒɝ.i.əs/ (General-American)
  • /ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.

Meanings

  1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
  2. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
    • This injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely. 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 111:

Forms

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more injurious Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most injurious Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

injuriously · noninjurious · injuriousness · non-injurious · subinjurious · preinjurious · uninjurious · self-injurious

Synonyms

invidious · harmful · libelous · scathel · hurtful · slanderous · defamatory

Translations (54)

sh ште̏тан (causing harm to one's reputation) · sh škȍdan (causing harm to one's reputation) · sh ште̏тан (causing injury) · ru клеветни́ческий (causing harm to one's reputation) · uk шкідливий (causing injury) · es injurioso (causing injury) · te హానికరము (causing injury) · hi अपकारी (causing injury) · enm anoyous (causing injury) · uk небезпечний (causing injury) · pl szkodliwy (causing injury) · eo vunda (causing injury) · ru вредоно́сный (causing injury) · jv mbebayani (causing harm to one's reputation) · de beleidigend (causing harm to one's reputation) · hi घातक (causing injury) · ru вре́дный (causing injury) · sh škòdljiv (causing harm to one's reputation) · es injurioso (causing harm to one's reputation) · it dannoso (causing injury) · ca injuriós (causing harm to one's reputation) · la noxius (causing injury) · ru оскорби́тельный (causing harm to one's reputation) · enm noyous (causing injury) · mi whakawhara (causing injury) · ru поврежда́ющий (causing injury) · bg вреден (causing injury) · az ziyankar (causing injury) · tl nakasasama (causing injury) · it ingiurioso (causing harm to one's reputation) · tl mapaminsala (causing injury) · fi vahingollinen (causing harm to one's reputation) · fi vahingollinen (causing injury) · it nocivo (causing injury) · sh шко̀дљив (causing harm to one's reputation) · hi हानिकारक (causing harm to one's reputation) · ca nociu (causing injury) · ro dăunător (causing injury) · ro vătămător (causing injury) · sh štȅtan (causing harm to one's reputation) · ro prejudicios (causing injury) · hi हानिकारक (causing injury) · ro păgubitor (causing injury) · sh škȍdan (causing injury) · sh шко̀дљив (causing injury) · sa हिंस्र (causing injury) · jv mbebayani (causing injury) · sh шко̏дан (causing harm to one's reputation) · nl iemands reputatie beschadigen (causing harm to one's reputation) · sh štȅtan (causing injury) · sh škòdljiv (causing injury) · de schädlich (causing injury) · bg клеветнически (causing harm to one's reputation) · sh шко̏дан (causing injury)