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harmful

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhɑːrmfəl/ · UK /ˈhɑːmfəl/

harmful means: Able or likely to hurt people or damage something.

adjective

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Able or likely to hurt people or damage something.

  • Smoking is harmful to your health.
  • The factory released harmful gases into the air.
  • Could this medicine have harmful effects?

How to use it: harmful to someone/something (These chemicals are harmful to fish.)

Similar words: damaging, dangerous

Opposites: harmless, beneficial

Common phrases: harmful chemicals, harmful effects, harmful to someone

Questions about harmful

What does harmful mean?

Able or likely to hurt people or damage something.

What is harmful in other languages?

Türkçe: zararlı · Español: dañino · Français: nocif · Deutsch: schädlich · Italiano: dannoso · 日本語: 有害な

How do you pronounce harmful?

In American English /ˈhɑːrmfəl/; in British English /ˈhɑːmfəl/.

How do you use harmful in a sentence?

Smoking is harmful to your health. The factory released harmful gases into the air.

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