haitallinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- counterproductive adj Having the opposite effect of what was intended; causing more harm than good.
- deleterious adjective Causing harm or damage, especially gradually and to health, an environment or a system.
- detrimental adj Causing harm or damage.
- harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
- mischievous adj Fond of playful teasing or harmless pranks.
- noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
- noxious adj Harmful or poisonous, especially to health.
- pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
- poisonous adj Containing enough poison to harm or kill if touched, eaten, or breathed in.
Senses
haitallinen is used for these senses in English:
- counterproductive More of a hindrance than a help.
- deleterious (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
- detrimental Causing damage or harm.
- harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- mischievous Causing mischief; injurious.
- noisome (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
- noxious Harmful; injurious.
- pernicious Causing much harm in a subtle way.