harmfulness

• Qualité ou état de ce qui est nuisible, incluant le caractère destructeur causant du mal ou des blessures, ou le fait d'être toxique.

The quality or state of being harmful, including destructiveness that causes harm or injury, or the property of being noxious.

indénombrable

1. destructivenessB2formal

   The quality or state of causing damage, injury, or harm to someone or something.

   nocivité

   • The harmfulness of the chemicals was not immediately obvious.
   • Scientists assessed the harmfulness of the new pesticide.
   • They warned about the harmfulness of smoking to lung health.
   • The report highlighted the potential harmfulness of untreated waste.

   Synonymesdestructivenessinjuriousnessnoxiousnessperniciousness

   Antonymesbenignitysafetysalubritywholesomeness

2. noxious qualityC1formal

   The property of being poisonous, toxic, or extremely unpleasant and damaging.

   nocivité

   • The harmfulness of the fumes forced an evacuation of the building.
   • He studied the harmfulness of various industrial pollutants.
   • The harmfulness of the substance was confirmed by lab tests.
   • Doctors stressed the harmfulness of prolonged exposure to lead.

   Synonymesdeadlinessinjuriousnessnoxiousnessperniciousnesstoxicityunwholesomenessvirulence

   Antonymesbenignitysafetysalubritywholesomeness