injurious
gb/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs/ us/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs/
C1
Inglês
~ 7400
Aceções
0 aceções
adjective
formal
C1
property
1
Harmful to health or things
Causing or likely to cause physical harm or damage, especially to health or the body.
Padrão de uso:
[something] is injurious to [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "injurious" with "injured." "Injurious" describes something that causes harm (for example, "an injurious substance"), while "injured" describes the person or thing that has already been hurt (for example, "an injured worker"). Learners may also use "injurious" in casual speech, where "harmful" or "bad for you" would sound more natural.
Sinónimos
harmful (More common and general; used in both formal and informal contexts.)
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damaging (Focuses on the result of damage; slightly less formal than "injurious.")
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detrimental (Formal; emphasizes a negative effect over time.)
Antónimos
harmless (States that something does not cause physical harm or damage.)
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beneficial (Opposite in that it brings good or helpful effects instead of harm.)
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benign (Often used for substances or conditions that are gentle or not dangerous.)
Colocações
injurious to health
|injurious effects
|injurious substances
|injurious to the environment
|injurious drinking habits
|injurious consequences
Temas
health
|law
|environment
|nature
Exemplos
- Smoking is widely known to be injurious to health.
- The report concluded that the pesticide was injurious to marine life.
- Long-term exposure to loud noise can be injurious to your hearing.
- Such heavy lifting can be injurious to the lower back.
- They banned the product after discovering its injurious effects on children.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- This chemical is injurious to plants.
- Working all night can be injurious to your health.
- The loud music was injurious to my ears.
- Dirty water can be injurious to small children.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
Harmful to reputation or rights
Causing harm to someone's good name, rights, or position, but not to their body.
Padrão de uso:
[statement/action] is injurious to [someone's] [reputation/rights/interests]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes assume "injurious" always refers to physical harm. In legal or formal writing, it often describes harm to reputation, rights, or interests instead. In everyday speech, people usually say "bad for his reputation" or "damaging to her career" rather than "injurious."
Sinónimos
defamatory (Specifically means harming someone's reputation with false statements; strongly legal in tone.)
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damaging (Commonly used for comments or reports that hurt a reputation or position.)
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detrimental (Formal; stresses a negative effect on someone's interests or rights over time.)
Antónimos
favorable (Describes statements or actions that support or help someone's reputation or position.)
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protective (Suggests that something guards or defends a person's rights or interests instead of harming them.)
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supportive (Used for speech or actions that back up and strengthen someone's standing or cause.)
Colocações
injurious remarks
|injurious allegations
|injurious to his reputation
|injurious to the public interest
Temas
law
|society
|relationships
|communication
Exemplos
- The judge ruled that the article contained injurious statements about the claimant's character.
- They argued that the new policy was injurious to the rights of minority shareholders.
- Such baseless accusations are deeply injurious to her reputation.
- The leak of private emails proved injurious to the company's public image.
- He sought damages for the injurious remarks made in the press conference.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Those words were injurious to her good name.
- The new law may be injurious to workers' rights.
- His false story was injurious to the company.
- The rumor was injurious to his public image.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
injurious
IPA
GB/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs/
US/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs/
Sílabas e acento
in - jur - i - ous (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jur)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: injurious
Família de palavras
Expressões
injurious effects
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs ɪfˈɛkts/
fixed phrase
formal
Harmful effects or consequences
Bad or harmful results that something causes.
Exemplos
- Researchers are studying the injurious effects of air pollution on children.
- The report highlights the injurious effects of long working hours.
- Over time, these chemicals can have injurious effects on the liver.
injurious falsehood
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs fˈælshˌʊd/
fixed phrase
technical
False statement harming business interests
A false statement that hurts a person’s or company’s business or property interests, used as a legal term.
Exemplos
- The company sued the blogger for injurious falsehood after the misleading review hurt sales.
- Injurious falsehood is a tort that protects businesses against damaging untrue statements.
injurious to health
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs tə hˈɛlθ/
fixed phrase
formal
Harmful to a person's health
Bad or harmful for a person's health.
Exemplos
- The label clearly states that the product may be injurious to health if swallowed.
- Medical studies have shown that long-term stress can be injurious to health.
- Doctors warn that such diets are injurious to health.
injurious to reputation
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs tə ɹˌɛpjətˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
Harmful to someone's good name
Harming how people see or respect a person or group.
Exemplos
- The court found the newspaper article injurious to the claimant's reputation.
- Such public comments are clearly injurious to the company's reputation.
- False online reviews can be seriously injurious to a small business's reputation.
injurious to the environment
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈʊɹiəs tə ðə ɪnvˈaɪɹənmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Harmful to the environment
Causing damage to nature, such as air, water, or land.
Exemplos
- The committee found the factory's waste disposal methods to be injurious to the environment.
- Using certain pesticides can be highly injurious to the environment.
- They banned the chemical because it was injurious to the environment.