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Deleterious
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Meaning
Adj
●
Harmful, often in a
subtle
or
unexpected
way.
●
In Genetics:
Having lower fitness.
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Origin
deleterious
English
δηλητήριος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δηλητήρ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δηλέομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Destructive
Harmful
Hurtful
Injurious
Noxious
Pernicious
Deletorious
Evil
Related
Detrimental
Maladaptive
Destructive
Pathogenic
Adverse
Undesirable
Damaging
Toxic
Hazardous
Dangerous
Disadvantageous
Excitotoxic
Unfavorable
Disastrous
Carcinogenic
Ruinous
Devastating
Unfavourable
Problematic
Poisonous
Disruptive
Deadly
Undesired
Lethal
Severe
Neurotoxic
Heritable
Beneficial
Benign
Mutagenic
Teratogenic
Negative
Malignant
Counterproductive
Fatal
Harmless
Consequential
Unacceptable
Inbreeding Depression
Adverse Effects
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Rhymes
Tiberius
Delirious
Imperious
Mysterious
Deleterious
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