Deleterious vs. Detrimental
Difference Between Deleterious and Detrimental
Deleterious➦
causing harm or damage
divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children
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Detrimental➦
tending to cause harm
recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people
moving her could have a detrimental effect on her health
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Deleterious➦
Having a harmful effect; injurious
the deleterious effects of smoking.
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Detrimental➦
Causing damage or harm; injurious.
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Deleterious➦
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
deleterious effects
deleterious to someone's health
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Detrimental➦
Causing damage or harm.
Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
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Deleterious➦
(genetics) Having lower fitness.
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Detrimental➦
Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.
Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor.
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Deleterious➦
Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example.
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Detrimental➦
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury;
damaging to career and reputation
the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant
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Deleterious➦
harmful to living things;
deleterious chemical additives
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