schädlich — 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.
- destructive adjective Causing or tending to cause serious damage.
- detrimental adj Causing harm or damage.
- harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
- inimical adjective Tending to harm something or make it impossible; working against it.
- injurious adj Causing physical harm.
- malign verb To say untrue or unfair things about someone in order to damage their reputation.
- 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.
- untoward adjective Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.
Senses
schädlich is used for these senses in English:
- deleterious (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
- destructive Causing destruction; damaging.
- detrimental Causing damage or harm.
- harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- inimical Harmful in effect.
- injurious Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- mischievous Causing mischief; injurious.
- noisome (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.