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harmful

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhɑːmfl̩

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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العربيةضارمضر
Azərbaycan dilizərərliziyankar
Българскивреден
Catalànociu
Češtinaškodlivý
فارسیمضر
हिन्दीअहितकर
Bahasa Indonesiaberbahaya
Íslenskaskaðlegur
Kurdîziyankar
Latviešuļauns
Македонскиштетен
Bahasa Melayuberbahaya
Nederlandsschadelijk
Svenskaskadlig
తెలుగుహానికరమైన
Türkmençezyýanly
اردومضر

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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