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harmful in English:

1. deleterious


But whether they are useless or whether they are helpful, they are certainly not deleterious to health.
divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children

English word "harmful"(deleterious) occurs in sets:

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2. detrimental


Mathematics is not detrimental to the appetite.

English word "harmful"(detrimental) occurs in sets:

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3. adverse


Is there any adverse reaction?
It has been shown in most studies on this subject that intervention of the legislature had adverse effects.