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Disastrous vs Deleterious - What's the difference?

disastrous | deleterious | Related terms |

Disastrous is a related term of deleterious.


As adjectives the difference between disastrous and deleterious

is that disastrous is of the nature of a disaster; calamitous while deleterious is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious'' effects, ''deleterious to health).

disastrous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
  • foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

    • Synonyms

    * (calamitous) cataclysmic, catastrophic * (ill-omened) ill-boding, , sinister

    Derived terms

    * disastrously

    deleterious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious'' effects, ''deleterious to health).
  • * 1850 , :
    • Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?

    Synonyms

    * (harmful) destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious; see also

    Derived terms

    * deleteriously

    Related terms

    * delete * deletion * deletory

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