A list of things that harm…
Cigarette smoking is harmful to health.
Throwing waste into the ocean is harmful to the marine ecosystem.
A sedentary lifestyle is harmful to our well-being.
All of them harm.
And it is important to avoid causing them.
A repetition of the word harmful may also do harm , if you are writing an essay. If you are thinking of an alternate word, then go for detrimental . It is a formal way of talking about anything that causes harm or damage. Having derived from the Latin word detrimentum, which meant “a rubbing off, loss, damage or defeat,” the word detriment today means a loss that wears you down.
Over exposure to the sunlight can have detrimental effect on your skin.
Lack of rainfall can be detrimental to the annual crop production.
All true…remember…
Skipping breakfast on school days is detrimental to your good health, as is addiction to electronic devices.
