deleterious
adjective
[ ˌdɛlɪˈtɪərɪəs ]
• causing harm or damage.
• "divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
Similar:
harmful,
damaging,
detrimental,
injurious,
inimical,
hurtful,
bad,
adverse,
disadvantageous,
unfavourable,
unfortunate,
undesirable,
destructive,
pernicious,
ruinous,
Origin:
mid 17th century: via medieval Latin from Greek dēlētērios ‘noxious’ + -ous.
