perjudicial

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin praeiudiciālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pər.ʒu.ði.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.d͡ʒu.ði.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [per.ʒu.ði.siˈal]

Adjective

perjudicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural perjudicials)

1. harmful, detrimental

Derived terms

• perjudicialment

Related terms

• perjudicar
• perjudici

Further reading

• “perjudicial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “perjudicial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “perjudicial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “perjudicial”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• perjudiciar (misspelling)

Etymology

From Late Latin praeiudiciālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾxudiˈθjal/ [peɾ.xu.ð̞iˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /peɾxudiˈsjal/ [peɾ.xu.ð̞iˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: per‧ju‧di‧cial

Adjective

perjudicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural perjudiciales)

1. detrimental

   Synonyms: perjudicador, lesivo, dañino, injurioso

Related terms

• perjudicar
• perjudiciar

Further reading

• “perjudicial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025