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deleteriousness
This term carries a clinical and highly formal tone, typically reserved for scientific reports, legal documents, or academic analyses. It describes a state of harm that is often insidious or cumulative rather than an immediate, violent impact. While "harmfulness" is a common synonym, deleteriousness suggests a systemic degradation or a corrosive effect on a biological or mechanical process.
As an abstract quality, this noun is strictly uncountable. It cannot be pluralized or counted as individual units; instead, it is measured in degrees of intensity. To quantify it, one must use partitive constructions or adjectives such as "a high degree of deleteriousness" or "extreme deleteriousness."
Meanings
Examples
The report highlights the deleteriousness of long term exposure to these chemicals.
I wonder if the deleteriousness of this policy outweighs its short term benefits.
The deleteriousness of the smog in the industrial district became apparent after the health crisis.
We must assess the deleteriousness of the new additive before it goes to market.
The doctor explained the deleteriousness of smoking on lung function.
Such extreme deleteriousness to the ecosystem cannot be ignored any longer.
Is there any way to mitigate the deleteriousness of this reaction?
The historian noted the deleteriousness of the treaty on the neighboring states.