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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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without detriment to Are you sure that I can follow this diet without detriment to my health? to the detriment of She was very involved with sports at college , to the detriment of (= harming ) her studies .
1. Damage, harm, or loss: took a long leave of absence without detriment to her career. 2. Something that causes damage, harm, or loss: Smoking is a detriment to good health. See Synonyms at disadvantage.
2 meanings: 1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss 2. a cause of disadvantage or damage.... Click for more definitions.
If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
detriment. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English det‧ri‧ment /ˈdetrəmənt/ noun [uncountable] formal harm or damage to the detriment of something (=resulting in harm or damage to something) He worked very long hours, to the detriment of his marriage.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun detriment. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. detriment has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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.
adjective. formal uk / ˌdet.rɪˈmen.t ə l / us / ˌdet.rəˈmen.t̬ ə l / Add to word list. C2. causing harm or damage: detrimental effect/impact These chemicals have a detrimental effect / impact on the environment. detrimental to Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company. Synonyms. damaging. deleterious formal. harmful.
detriment /ˈdɛtrɪmənt/ n. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss. a cause of disadvantage or damage. Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dētrīmentum, a rubbing off, hence damage, from dēterere to rub away, from de- + terere to rub. 'detriment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
noun Any kind of harm or injury, as loss, damage, hurt, injustice, deterioration, diminution, hindrance, etc., considered with specific reference, expressed or implied, both to its subject and to its cause: as, the cause of religion suffers great detriment from the faults of its professors; let the property suffer no detriment at your hands ...
