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- Dictionarydetriment/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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Detriment definition: loss, damage, disadvantage, or injury.. See examples of DETRIMENT used in a sentence.
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."
2 meanings: 1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss 2. a cause of disadvantage or damage.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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):
