{
    "term": "harmful",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "causing damage or injury to somebody/something, especially to a person’s health or to the environment",
            "sensetop": "harmful to somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **harmful effects** of alcohol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "harmful substances/chemicals/bacteria"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many household products are **potentially harmful**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Exercising in polluted air is harmful to your health.",
                    "contextForm": "harmful to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep food chilled to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not all virus infections are necessarily harmful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These pesticides are environmentally harmful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The spraying could prove harmful to humans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The extensive use of fertilizers is harmful to the environment."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "very", "particularly"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɑːmfl/",
                "audio": "ha/harmful/harmful__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɑːrmfl/",
                "audio": "ha/harmful/harmful__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}