English Explanatory Dictionary

injurious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
  2. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/ /ɪnˈdʒɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɝ.i.əs/ en-au-injurious.ogg

Word forms

injurious more injurious most injurious

Etymology

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

Synonyms

scathel harmful hurtful defamatory invidious libelous slanderous

Derived words

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