Difference between Deleterious and Harmful

What is the difference between Deleterious and Harmful?

Deleterious as an adjective is harmful or hurtful, to physical, mental or moral health. while Harmful as an adjective is of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

Deleterious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: harmful or hurtful, to physical, mental or moral health.

Harmful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

Example sentence: By killing transparency and competition, crony capitalism is harmful to free enterprise, opportunity, and economic growth. And by substituting special interests for the public interest, it is harmful to democratic expression.

We hope you now know whether to use Deleterious or Harmful in your sentence.

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