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Meaning of harmful | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhɑːmfl̩

Definitions

  1. Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
  2. Deleterious, harmful.

Equivalents

العربية ضار مضر
Azərbaycanca zərərli ziyankar
Беларуская шкадлі́вы шко́днасны шкодны
Български вреден
বাংলা ক্ষতিকর ক্ষতিকারক
Català nociu
Čeština škodlivý
Dansk skadelig
Deutsch schädlich
Español dañino dañoso deletéreo nocivo perjudicial
فارسی مضر
Suomi haitallinen vahingollinen
Français Dangereux nocif nuisible préjudiciable
Gaeilge aimhleasach díobhálach olc urchóideach
Magyar karos kártékony
Հայերեն վնասաբեր վնասակար
Bahasa Indonesia berbahaya
Íslenska skaðlegur
Italiano dannoso nocivo
日本語 有害な
ქართული მავნე საზიანო
한국어 유해한 해로운
Kurdî ziyankar
Latina nocuus noxius
Македонски штетен
Bahasa Melayu berbahaya
Nederlands schadelijk
Polski szkodliwy
Português daninho danoso nocivo prejudicial
Română dăunător nociv păgubitor prejudiciabil stricător vătămător
Русский вредный вредоносный зловредный
Svenska skadlig
తెలుగు హానికరమైన
Türkmençe zyýanly
Tagalog mapaminsala nakapipinsala nakasasama nakasisira
Türkçe zararlı
Українська шкідли́вий
اردو مضر

Examples

“Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.”
“Smoking is harmful to the lungs.”
“Burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

harmfull harmfuller harmfullest harmless harmolodic harmomegathic

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