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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.

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