injurious
Americanadjective
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harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect.
injurious eating habits.
- Synonyms:
- ruinous, destructive, baneful, pernicious, deleterious, damaging
- Antonyms:
- beneficial
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doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another.
injurious behavior.
- Synonyms:
- inequitable, prejudicial, wrongful, unjust
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insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive.
an injurious statement.
- Synonyms:
- libelous, slanderous, derogatory
- Antonyms:
- complimentary
adjective
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causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful
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abusive, slanderous, or libellous
Other Word Forms
- injuriously adverb
- injuriousness noun
- noninjurious adjective
- noninjuriously adverb
- noninjuriousness noun
- preinjurious adjective
- quasi-injurious adjective
- quasi-injuriously adverb
- self-injurious adjective
- uninjurious adjective
- uninjuriously adverb
- uninjuriousness noun
Etymology
Origin of injurious
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin injūrius or injūriōsus. See injury, -ous
Example Sentences
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Aurinia and its U.S. subsidiary brought the suit against Tidmarsh, alleging defamation and injurious falsehood, and seeking damages for its losses, plus punitive damages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Instagram influencer and celebrity popularly known as Orry commented that caramel popcorn was injurious to "financial health".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
Though he could not “conclude with certainty that fluoridated water is injurious to public health,” Chen wrote, he still determined that it posed an “unreasonable risk” of harm.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
"We have engaged our legal team to initiate proceedings against the individuals or entities responsible for the unlawful and injurious forgery of documents," said a representative for Full Scope PR.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024
When the nine of us compared notes, we discovered we were all facing an increasing barrage of injurious activities.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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