harmful

harm·ful

 (härm′fəl)

adj.

Causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.

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harm′ful·ly adv.

harm′ful·ness n.

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harmful

(ˈhɑːmfʊl)

adj

causing or tending to cause harm; injurious

ˈharmfully adv

ˈharmfulness n

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harm•ful

(ˈhɑrm fəl)

adj.

causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.

[before 1000]

harm′ful•ly, adv.

harm′ful•ness, n.

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harmful

• catalytic converter - A device with a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones.
• allergen - Though allergens are not harmful themselves, when they are combined with certain antibodies, a reaction (i.e. the allergy) liberates substances that damage body cells and tissues.
• intrigant - A person who plots something illicit or harmful.
• nocuous - Meaning "harmful, noxious," it is based on Latin nocere, "to hurt."

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harmful

If something is harmful to someone or harmful for them, it has a bad effect on them.

Too much salt can be harmful to a young baby.

Potassium could be harmful for those with impaired kidneys.

You can also say that something is harmful to a thing.

Excessive amounts may be harmful to the skin.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage malign - evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" offensive - causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" toxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances" unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"

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harmful

adjective damaging, dangerous, negative, evil, destructive, hazardous, unhealthy, detrimental, hurtful, pernicious, noxious, baleful, deleterious, injurious, unwholesome, disadvantageous, baneful, maleficent the harmful effects of smoking
beneficial, harmless, good, safe, healthy, helpful, wholesome, innocuous

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harmful

adjective

Causing harm or injury:

bad, deleterious, detrimental, evil, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous.

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Translations

ضَارّمُضِر، مُؤْذٍ

škodlivý

skadelig

schädlich

επιβλαβήςβλαβερόςβλαπτικός

nocivoperjudicialdañinomalopernicioso

vahingollinen

nuisiblepérilleuxredoutabledangereux

štetanškodanškodljiv

ártalmas

skaîlegur

dannosonocivo

有害な

유해한

schadelijk

skadelig

szkodliwy

prejudicial

вредный

škodljiv

skadlig

เป็นอันตราย

zararlı

có hại

有害的

harmful

[ˈhɑːmfʊl] ADJ [substance, chemical] → dañino, nocivo; [effects, consequences] → perjudicial, pernicioso; (to reputation) → perjudicial (to para) tobacco is harmful to the health → el tabaco perjudica seriamente la salud
the chemical is not harmful to plants → el producto químico no es nocivo para or no daña las plantas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

harmful

[ˈhɑː^rmfʊl] adj [substance, bacteria] → nuisible; [effects] → nuisible
harmful chemicals → des produits chimiques nuisibles
to be harmful to sb/sth (physically) → nuire à qn/qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

harmful

adj → schädlich (to für); remarks → verletzend; harmful to one’s health → gesundheitsschädlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

harmful

[ˈhɑːmfʊl] adj harmful (to) → dannoso/a (a), nocivo/a (a)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

harm

(haːm) noun

damage; injury; distress. I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go. skade, kwaad ضَرَر، أذى вреда mal škoda; zlo der Schaden skade ζημιά, κακόdaño, mal, perjuicio paha, viga, kahju آسیب vahinko malנזק क्षति, हानि zlo, ozljeda, šteta kár kerusakan, kesusahan, dll. skaði male 損害 피해, 손상 blogis, skriauda nedomāt nekā ļauna keburukan schade, blessure, verdrietskade, fortredkrzywda زيان، تاوان، ضرر، ځور mal rău вред škoda; zlo; ublíženie; ujma škoda šteta skada, ont ความเสียหาย zarar, ziyan, hasar 損害，傷害，使難過 шкода; збиток آزار، چوٹ sự tổn hại 伤害，损害，危害

verb

to cause (a person) harm. There's no need to be frightened – he won't harm you. skaad, skade aandoen يَضُر، يُؤْذي причинявам вреда на fazer mal ublížit verletzen skade βλάπτω, κάνω κακό hacer daño, lastimar halba tegema آسيب زدن vahingoittaa faire du mal à לִגרוֹם נֶזֶק हानि पहुंचाना nauditi, anškoditi, ozlijediti árt menyakiti særa, meiða far male a 傷つける 피해를 입히다 padaryti (kam) ką nors bloga, nuskriausti, pakenkti darīt ļaunu; kaitēt mencederakan schade berokkenen, pijn doenskade, gjøre skade/fortred krzywdzić ځوړول fazer mal a face rău, a dăuna причинять вред ublížiť (po)škodovati povrediti skada, göra illa ทำร้าย zarar vermek, hasara uğratmak 傷害 шкодити; завдавати шкоди آزار دینا، چوٹ لگانا gây hại 伤害

ˈharmful adjective

doing harm. Medicines can be harmful if you take too much of them. skadelik مُضِر، مُؤْذٍ вреден prejudicial škodlivý schädlich skadelig βλαβερόςnocivo, perjudicial, dañino kahjulik مضر vahingollinen nuisibleמזיק हानिकारक škodljiv, štetan ártalmas merugikan skaðlegur dannoso, nocivo 有害な 유해한 žalingas, kenksmingas kaitīgs membawa keburukan schadelijkskadeligszkodliwy ضررناك ، زيانمن prejudicial dău­nător вредный škodlivý škodljiv štetan skadlig, farlig ซึ่งให้โทษ zararlı 有害的 шкідливий, згубний نقصان دہ có hại 有害的

ˈharmless adjective

not dangerous or liable to cause harm. Don't be frightened of that snake – it's harmless. onskadelik غَيْر مُضِر، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ безвреден inofensivo neškodný harmlos harmløs; uskadelig αβλαβής, ακίνδυνοςinofensivo, inocuo ohutu بي ضرر vaaraton inoffensif שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵזִיק अहानिकर bezazlen, bezopasan ártalmatlan tak berbahaya meinlaus, skaðlaus innocuo, inoffensivo 無害な 해롭지 않은 nežalingas, nekenksmingas, nekaltas nekaitīgs tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijk, onschuldigharmløs, uskadelig, ufarlignieszkodliwy بى ضرره ، بې زيانه inofensivo inofensiv безвредный neškodný neškodljiv bezopasan oskadlig, ofarlig ซึ่งไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsız 無害的 нешкідливий بے ضرر vô hại 无害的

ˈharmlessly adverb

onskadelik بدون ضَرَر، بِدون أذى безвредно inofensivamente neškodně harmlos harmløst; uskadeligt ακίνδυνα inofensivamente ohutult بطور بي زيان vaarattomasti innocemment לְלא פְּגִיעָה बिना किसी हानि के bezazleno, bezopasno ártalmatlanul aman meinleysislega innocuamente 無害に 해롭지 않게 nekenksmingai, nekaltai nekaitīgi dengan tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijk, onschuldigharmløst, ufarlig nieszkodliwie په بىضرره توګه inofensivamente inofensiv; inocent безвредно neškodne neškodljivo bezopasno oskadligt, ofarligt อย่างไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsız bir şekilde 無害地 нешкідливо بغیر نقصان کے một cách vô hại 无害地

ˈharmlessness noun

onskadelikheid, onskuld عَدَم ضَرَر، عَدَم أذى безвредност inocuidade nevinnost die Harmlosigkeit harmløshed απουσία ρίσκου ή κινδύνου inocuidad, cualidad de inofensivo ohutus بي ضرري vaarattomuus innocuitéתמימות अहानिकारकता bazazlenost ártalmatlanság keadaan aman meinleysi innocuità 無害 해롭지 않음 nekenksmingumas, nekaltumas nekaitīgums sifat yang tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijkheid, onschuldharmløshet nieszkodliwość بى ضرره inocuidade caracter inofensiv; ino­cenţă безвредность nevinnosť neškodljivost bezopasnost oskadlighet, ofarlighet ความไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsızlık 無害 нешкідливість بے ضرری sự vô hại 无害

out of harm's way

in a safe place. I'll put this glass vase out of harm's way, so that it doesn't get broken. buite gevaar, uit die pad في مأمَن، في موضِع أمان на безопасно място em lugar seguro na bezpečné místo in Sicherheit på et sikkert sted σε ασφαλές μέρος fuera de peligro, a salvo kindlas kohas در امان turvassa en lieu sûr מִחוּץ לִטווָח סַכַּנָה सुरक्षित na sigurnom biztonságban tempat aman úr hættu; á öruggum stað (in luogo sicuro) 安全な所に 안전한 곳에 saugiai, į saugesnę vietą drošībā; drošā vietā di tempat yang selamat buiten de gevarenzone i sikkerhet w bezpiecznym miejscu په ساتلی em lugar seguro la loc sigur от греха подальше na bezpečné miesto na varnem na bezbednom i säkerhet, på ett säkert ställe ที่ที่ปลอดภัย güvenli bir yerde 在安全的地方 від гріха подалі محفوظ جگہ پر ở nơi an toàn 在安全的地方

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harmful

→ ضَارّ škodlivý skadelig schädlich επιβλαβής nocivo vahingollinen nuisible štetan dannoso 有害な 유해한 schadelijk skadelig szkodliwy prejudicial вредный skadlig เป็นอันตราย zararlı có hại 有害的

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harmful

a. perjudicial, dañino-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

harmful

adj nocivo, dañino

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