harmful
US /ˈhɑrmfəl/
adjective Target · B2 Sức khỏe
Definition
causing or capable of causing harm
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Some cleaning products can be harmful if they are not used correctly.
Word Family
NounNoun
harmfulness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
harmful gốc
AdverbAdv
harmfully
Synonyms
- damaginginflict damage upon
- detrimental(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
- hazardousinvolving risk or danger
Collocations
- Easy harmful to healthdescribing harmful to health (causing or capable of causing harm)
- Medium harmful environmental pollutantsdescribing harmful environmental pollutants (causing or capable of causing harm)
- Hard harmful side effects of experimental drugsdescribing harmful side effects of experimental drugs (causing or capable of causing harm)
- Very Hard weed out harmful systemic inefficienciesto weed out harmful systemic inefficiencies, meaning to clear of weeds
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