adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈdʒɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
General-American:/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/
General-American:/ɪnˈd͡ʒɝ.i.əs/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N JH UH1 R IY0 AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
harmful to living things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
deleterious chemical additives
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deleterious, hurtful
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.