Deleterious

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: हानिकारक (Hanikarak) – Causing harm or damage.

[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]

Harmful – नुकसानदायक (nuksandaayak)
Injurious – हानिप्रद (haniprad)

Toxic – विषैला (vishaila)
Dangerous – खतरनाक (khatarnak)

“Deleterious” shabd Greek ke “deleterios” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “destructive”. Yeh English mein 17th century mein aaya.

Adjective: Deleterious – हानिकारक (hanikarak)

1. Cigarette peene ka health par deleterious asar hota hai.

– Smoking has a deleterious effect on health.

2. Plastic waste environment ke liye deleterious hai.

– Plastic waste is deleterious for the environment.

India mein deleterious effects ka concept health aur environment ke context mein common hai, jaise cigarette smoking aur pollution ke prabhav.

“Deleterious” ka use harmful ya negative impact ke liye kiya jata hai, jaise health, environment aur social issues ke sandarbh mein.

Harmful (हानिकारक)

Beneficial (लाभदायक)

Neutral (तटस्थ)

Supportive (सहायक)

‘Harmful’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deleterious ka matlab hai hanikarak ya harmful.

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (यूनानी)

French (फ्रेंच)

German (जर्मन)

‘Greek’ sahi jawab hai kyunki deleterious shabd Greek ke “deleterios” se aaya hai, jo harmful ya destructive ke liye use hota hai.

Harmful (हानिकारक)

Injurious (हानिप्रद)

Helpful (सहायक)

Dangerous (खतरनाक)

‘Helpful’ sahi jawab hai kyunki helpful aur deleterious opposite hain, jahan deleterious ka matlab harmful hai aur helpful ka supportive.