Definition of Deleterious

harmful

Examples of Deleterious in a sentence

Because I know alcohol is deleterious, I rarely drink more than one glass of wine.  🔊

The overpopulation of large snakes in the forest is deleterious to the wild rat population.  🔊

When I gave him the aspirin, I had no idea it would be deleterious to him and induce a seizure.  🔊

The massive oil spill has a number of deleterious consequences for the environment.  🔊

Although Ellen has stopped engaging in deleterious behaviors, she is still under the care of a psychiatrist.  🔊

It has been medically proven that smoking is deleterious to your health.  🔊

Contrary to what many individuals believe, taking too many vitamins can be quite deleterious.  🔊

Because it stalls growth, a high level of unemployment has a deleterious effect on the economy.  🔊

Even though secondhand smoke is deleterious to small children, my sister still smokes around her kids.  🔊

Being bullied can be quite deleterious to a person’s self-esteem.  🔊

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