| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hurtful, disparaging |
| Synonyms: | abrasive, adverse, antagonistic, cankerous, caustic, contrary, corrosive, deleterious, derogatory, detrimental, discouraging, discrediting, erosive, hostile, injurious, invalidating, negative, offensive, opposed, troublesome, undermining, vicious |
| Antonyms: | encouraging, hopeful, positive |