Polyglot Dictionary

perjudicar

/peɾxuðiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
perjudico
preterite (yo)
perjudiqué
past participle
perjudicado

Meaning

  1. to harm

    • Fumar perjudica la salud.

      Smoking harms your health.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

damnificar

perjudicar is the more common, general word for "to harm, damage"; damnificar is more about causing material or disaster-related damage, like the victims of a disaster.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

lesar

lesar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to harm."

Portuguese

prejudicar

prejudicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to harm."

Practice

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