害悪

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 害悪 is read as がいあく and means harm or a harmful effect.
• Basic usage: It can describe damage caused to society or stand in contrast to the benefits produced by an invention.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Causing harm to society
  • 害悪を及ぼす means exerting a harmful effect on society. Example: 誤った情報が社会に害悪を及ぼすことがある。
• Weighing benefits against harms
  • 利益と害悪 contrasts the beneficial and harmful results of the invention. Example: 物語の学者は発明が生む利益と害悪の両方を考えた。