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detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n
1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss 2. a cause of disadvantage or damage [from Latin dētrīmentum, a rubbing off, hence damage, from dēterere to rub away, from de- + terere to rub] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
detriment noun damage, loss, harm, injury, hurt, prejudice, disadvantage, impairment, disservice She supported her husband's career to the detriment of her own. Translations detriment [ˈdetrɪmənt] N → detrimento m, perjuicio m to the detriment of → en detrimento or perjuicio de without detriment to → sin(causar)detrimento or perjuicio a detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n to the detriment of → au détriment de, au préjudice de without detriment to → sans porter atteinte à, sans porter préjudice à, sans conséquences fâcheuses pour detriment detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n → detrimento, danno to the detriment of → a or con detrimento di, a danno di without detriment to → senza danno a detriment [ˈdɛtrɪmənt] n → detrimento, danno to the detriment of → a or con detrimento di, a danno di without detriment to → senza danno a 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 손해, 유해 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 detriˈmental [-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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Volcanoes, so plentiful in the first days of the world, are being extinguished by degrees; the internal heat is weakened, the temperature of the lower strata of the globe is lowered by a perceptible quantity every century to the detriment of our globe, for its heat is its life. This correspondence, by a meeting between some of the parties, and a separation between the others, could not, to the great detriment of the Post Office revenue, be continued any longer. Such humble talents as God has given me I will endeavour to put to their greatest use; if I am able to amuse, I will try to benefit too; and when I feel it my duty to speak an unpalatable truth, with the help of God, I WILL speak it, though it be to the prejudice of my name and to the detriment of my reader's immediate pleasure as well as my own. |
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