injurious

[in-joor-ee-uhs]

adjective

1. harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect.

   injurious eating habits.

   Synonyms: ruinous, destructive, baneful, pernicious, deleterious, damaging
   Antonyms: beneficial

2. doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another.

   injurious behavior.

   Synonyms: inequitable, prejudicial, wrongful, unjust

3. insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive.

   an injurious statement.

   Synonyms: libelous, slanderous, derogatory
   Antonyms: complimentary

injurious

/ ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs /

adjective

1. causing damage or harm; deleterious; hurtful

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of injurious¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin injūrius or injūriōsus. See injury, -ous

Example Sentences

The Trump administration’s attempt to cut off federal grants, loans and other resources is both contrary to the Constitution and the rule of law and also injurious to the most vulnerable Americans.

From Salon

Instagram influencer and celebrity popularly known as Orry commented that caramel popcorn was injurious to "financial health".

From BBC

Chen concluded not that “fluoridated water is injurious to public health” but that “there is unreasonable risk of such injury,” triggering a legal mandate that the EPA take a closer look.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

Related Words

• adverse 
• damaging 
• destructive 
• detrimental 
• disadvantageous 
• harmful 
• insulting 
• noxious 
• pernicious 
• poisonous 
• prejudicial 
• ruinous 
• slanderous 
• unhealthy