injurious
Americanadjective
-
harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect.
injurious eating habits.
- Synonyms:
- ruinous, destructive, baneful, pernicious, deleterious, damaging
- Antonyms:
- beneficial
-
doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another.
injurious behavior.
- Synonyms:
- inequitable, prejudicial, wrongful, unjust
-
insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive.
an injurious statement.
- Synonyms:
- libelous, slanderous, derogatory
- Antonyms:
- complimentary
adjective
-
causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
The European Commission, which held the vote, said the EU and China would "work hard to explore an alternative solution" to the import taxes to address what it called "injurious subsidization" of Chinese electric vehicles.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 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
Mr. Wang’s suit accused Ms. Cutler of making “duplicitous and injurious statements.”
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
It is most difficult always to remember that the increase of every living being is constantly being checked by unperceived injurious agencies....
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
