detriment

det·ri·ment  (dtr-mnt)

n.

1. Damage, harm, or loss: took a long leave of absence without detriment to her career. See Synonyms at disadvantage.

2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss: Smoking is now considered a detriment to good health.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dtrmentum, from dtrtus, past participle of dterere, to lessen, wear down : d-, de- + terere, to rub; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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detriment

Noun

disadvantage or damage [Latin detrimentum a rubbing off]

detrimental adj
detrimentally adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

detriment - a damage or loss hurt expense - a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of" damage, impairment, harm - the occurrence of a change for the worse

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detriment

noun damage, loss, harm, injury, hurt, prejudice, disadvantage, impairment, disservice

Translations

detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n to the detriment of → en perjuicio de;

without detriment to → sin detrimento de, sin perjuicio para

detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n to the detriment of → au détriment de, au préjudice de;

without detriment to → sans porter atteinte or préjudice à, sans conséquences fâcheuses pour

detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n to the detriment of → zum Schaden +gen;

without detriment to → ohne Schaden für

detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n to the detriment of → a detrimento di;

without detriment to → senza danno a

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detriment

n detriment [ˈdetrimənt]

harm, damage or disadvantage to the detriment of his health. skade, nadeel ضَرَر، أذى، إساءَه вреда škoda, úkor, neprospěch skade der Schaden φθορά, ζημία detrimento kahju آسیب؛ زیان haitta détriment פְּגִיעָה, נֶזֶק प्रतिकूल šteta kár kerusakan skaði detrimento 損害 손실, 손해 žala kaitējums keburukkan schade, nadeel skade, tap, ulempe szkoda detrimento detriment вред; ущерб škoda škoda šteta skada, förfång ความเสียหาย zarar, ziyan 損害 втрата, шкода نقصان làm hại 损害

adj ˌdetriˈmental [-ˈmen-]

causing harm or damage. skadelik, nadelig مُضِرٌّ، مُسيءٌ вреден škodlivý, v neprospěch skadelig schädlich επιζήμιος, φθοροποιός perjudicial kahjulik زیان آور؛ مضر haitallinen nuisible מְזִיק हानिकारक štetan, škodljiv káros merusak skaðlegur dannoso 有害な 해로운, 손해를 주는 žalingas kaitīgs dengan cara berbahaya schadelijk, nadelig skadelig, ugunstig (for), ufordelaktig szkodliwy prejudicial dăunător вредный škodlivý škodljiv štetan skadlig, menlig, till förfång ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดอันตรายหรือความเสียหาย zararlı 有害的 збитковий; шкідливий ضرر رساں có hại 有害的