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gesundheitsschädlich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deleterious adjective Causing harm or damage, especially gradually and to health, an environment or a system.
  • toxic adjective Poisonous; capable of causing illness or death if it enters the body.
  • unhealthful adj Bad for your health.
  • unhealthy adj Harmful to health, or lacking good health.

Senses

gesundheitsschädlich is used for these senses in English:

  • deleterious (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
  • toxic (toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
  • unhealthful Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
  • unhealthy characterized by, or conducive to poor health

toxic — full definition

  1. adjective Poisonous; capable of causing illness or death if it enters the body.
  2. adjective Harmful, damaging, or destructive, especially to relationships or mental wellbeing.
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