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    detriment
    /ˈdɛtrɪm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the state of being harmed or damaged: "he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETRIMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    us / ˈde·trə·mənt / Add to word list. harm or damage: She was very involved with sports at college, to the detriment of her studies. detrimental.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › detrimentDetriment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : injury, damage. did hard work without detriment to his health. 2. : a cause of injury or damage. a detriment to progress. Synonyms. affliction. damage. harm. hurt. injury. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of detriment in a Sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDETRIMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] us / ˈde·trə·mənt / Add to word list. harm or damage: She was very involved with sports at college, to the detriment of her studies. detrimental.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › detrimentDetriment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Detriment is the hurt or harm as a result of damage, loss, or a bad decision. The developers won the lawsuit, much to the detriment of the people who live near the construction site. The meaning of detriment has not changed much from its roots in the Latin word, detrimentum, which is "a rubbing off, loss, damage, defeat." A detriment is a loss ...

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › detriment%C2%A0DETRIMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Detriment definition: loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.. See examples of DETRIMENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdetriment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    the act of causing harm or damage; something that causes harm or damage. Wood accounts for 90% of energy production in some countries, with consequent environmental detriment. Too many tests are a detriment to good education.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › detrimentDetriment Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Detriment Definition. dĕtrə-mənt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. Damage; injury; harm. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Anything that causes damage or injury. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: hurt. loss. drawback. injury. harm. liability. impairment. disability.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDETRIMENT - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

    If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDETRIMENT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    noun. uk / ˈdetrɪmənt / us. to the detriment of sth. Add to word list. causing damage to something: He was working very long hours, to the detriment of his health. detrimental. adjective uk / ˌdetrɪˈment ə l / us. a detrimental effect. (Definition of detriment from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › detriment'sDetriment Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Origin of detriment 1 First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English from Middle French, from Latin dētrīmentum “loss, damage,” from dētrī- (see detritus ) + -mentum -ment

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