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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

    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.

  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.dictionary.com › browse › detrimentDETRIMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  6. 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."

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDETRIMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. disadvantage or damage; harm; loss 2. a cause of disadvantage or damage.... Click for more definitions.

  8. 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.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › detrimentdetriment | meaning of detriment in Longman Dictionary of...

    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.

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

    Definition of detriment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  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