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con | Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them. She was jailed for conning her aunt out of 500 000. |
damage | Suffer or be susceptible to damage. She was awarded 284 000 in damages. |
damaging | Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. Damaging to career and reputation. |
defect | A failing or deficiency. The property is free from defect. |
demerit | A mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces. Ten demerits and he loses his privileges. |
detriment | The state of being harmed or damaged. Light industry can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenities. |
detrimental | (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury. Moving her could have a detrimental effect on her health. |
disadvantage | Put at a disadvantage hinder harm. The pension scheme tends to disadvantage women. |
disfigure | Mar or spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside. |
downside | A negative aspect of something that is generally positive. There is a downside even to motherhood. |
drawback | The quality of being a hindrance. The main drawback of fitting catalytic converters is the cost. |
failing | Below acceptable in performance. He was quick to point out his wife s failings. |
fatal | Leading to failure or disaster. It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. |
fault | Of a rock formation be broken by a fault or faults. He studied the faulting of the earth s crust. |
flawed | Having a blemish or flaw. A fatally flawed strategy. |
harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm. Too much sun is harmful to the skin. |
inadequacy | The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required. The inadequacy of unemployment benefits. |
injurious | Causing or likely to cause damage or harm. Food which is injurious to health. |
injury | An instance of being injured. Compensation for injury to feelings. |
irremediable | Impossible to remedy or correct or redress. Irremediable marital breakdowns. |
libel | Defame someone by publishing a libel. If a ship does you any injury you libel the ship. |
libellous | Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. A libellous newspaper story. |
maleficent | Harmful or evil in intent or effect. He did not act with any maleficent motivation. |
mischief | Harm or trouble caused by someone or something. The statute was passed to prevent a mischief in respect of which the defendant was already under a duty at common law. |
misconceive | Fail to understand (something) correctly. Criticism of the trade surplus in Washington is misconceived. |
misunderstanding | A disagreement or quarrel. He left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer. |
neurotoxin | A poison which acts on the nervous system. |
prejudicial | (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury. The proposals were considered prejudicial to the city centre. |
shortcoming | A fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person’s character, a plan, or a system. He is so forthright about his shortcomings it s hard to chastise him. |
unforced | Not brought about by coercion or force. His retirement was an unforced departure. |
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