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noun
The quality of being injurious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
destructiveness that causes harm or injury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: harmfulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: destructiveness
Narrower terms: insidiousness, virulence, virulency
History
From injurious + -ness.
