harmfulness

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being noxious (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	morbidity, morbidness, unwholesomeness,
definition	:	the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you (noun.attribute)

2. destructiveness that causes harm or injury (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	destructiveness,
definition	:	the quality of causing destruction (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	insidiousness,
definition	:	subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	virulence, virulency,
definition	:	extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) (noun.attribute)

3. the quality of being noxious (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking,
definition	:	offensively malodorous (adj.all)

derivation	:	noxious,
definition	:	injurious to physical or mental health (adj.all)

derivation	:	loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, queasy, sickening, vile,
definition	:	causing or able to cause nausea (adj.all)

4. destructiveness that causes harm or injury (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	harmful,
definition	:	causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all)

derivation	:	deleterious, hurtful, injurious,
definition	:	harmful to living things (adj.all)

5. the quality of being noxious (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking,
definition	:	offensively malodorous (adj.all)

derivation	:	noxious,
definition	:	injurious to physical or mental health (adj.all)

derivation	:	loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, queasy, sickening, vile,
definition	:	causing or able to cause nausea (adj.all)

6. destructiveness that causes harm or injury (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	harmful,
definition	:	causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all)

derivation	:	deleterious, hurtful, injurious,
definition	:	harmful to living things (adj.all)