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injurious

adjective

Simple meaning

Causing harm to one's reputation.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

ihnjuureeuhs

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪnˈdʒʊɹiəs

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.

  2. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.

Used this way, injurious is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It carries more force than its gentler alternatives. It turns up most in personal or emotional discussion and literature or storytelling contexts.

Emotional tone
Negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Strong
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Strongly negative / painful
Usage feel
Everyday but emotionally strong

Where it naturally appears

  • Personal/emotional discussion
  • Literature/storytelling

Nearby words

  • evil , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
  • deleterious , more formal, and heavier in everyday conversation

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

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Synonyms

Sense: causing physical harm or injury

noxiousharmfulhurtfulevilInformaldeleteriousFormal

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